james1986
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my corsa has a full combat kit which is lowered by 35mm on spax shocks onto 17" spiders. Looks good BUT i cant get ova speed bumps! anyone know of any 25mm lowering springs or kits i could get to raise the ride height a bit?
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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yes coilovers - 430quid or there abouts 
if not maybe standard gsi springs? pretty sure them on a non gsi corsa raises it a bit dude
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mike_1.2LS96
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Registered: 23rd Oct 03
Location: Darlington | Mazda 323 1.8 Exec
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Yeah GSi springs lower standard corsas and Gsis by 20mm roughly. I will have some spare soon to sell.
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by mike_1.2LS96
Yeah GSi springs lower standard corsas and Gsis by 20mm roughly. I will have some spare soon to sell.
i thought the standard springs highered non gsi corsas because the gsi's are heaver due to the engine?
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luca2020
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The gsi is hardly any heavier than anyother corsa
Corsa GSi's came 15mm lower as standard compared to other corsa's
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5doormodder
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-35mm on 17's shouldnt be low, ive got a full kit with 17's lowered 40mm and i can drive straight over speed bumps without catching them, im gonna lower mine 60mm instead because its too high for my liking
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by luca2020
The gsi is hardly any heavier than anyother corsa
Corsa GSi's came 15mm lower as standard compared to other corsa's
Yeah thats what i thought, just repeating what i read on here somewhere hmmmm
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5doormodder
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If you want to raise your suspension you can get rubber inserts (cant remember the propper name for them) you lift the car and place them between the coils and tie rap in place, then when you lower it the rubber stops the springs compressing all the way (obviously) this also stiffens the suspension a little bit i think aswell.
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5doormodder
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places like demon tweeks etc stock them
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antonOO2
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quote:
Originally posted by 5doormodder
places like demon tweeks etc stock them
dont think that would lift it as such ,they are bumpstops ,and more made for stopping scrubage
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mike_1.2LS96
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quote:
Originally posted by Sethion33
i thought the standard springs highered non gsi corsas because the gsi's are heaver due to the engine?
When I put my GSi springs it was higher, but after a few weeks they have settled to lower than before. The engine is only about 30-40kg heavier than the smaller units anyway.
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
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if its a combat 2 kit, then i understand where the guy is coming from, the front bumper is realllly low. I was -60mm when i first had it, but it scraped on bumps in the road, let alone speed bumps. Went to 35mm springs, which was a lot better, but still couldnt get over some speed bumps. I now got coilovers, but have left it about the height it was with 35 mm springs. If you do want properly height adjustable suspension, coilovers will be the best bet. I got a couple of piz in my garage which show how high they can go, and how low i drive with it now if thats any help.
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