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Corsa Racer 69
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18th Dec 04 at 11:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just had my car lowered 40 mm and well the wheels are very tight in the arches not sure if i should get the grinder out wat u reckon cant get my finger in between the wheel and arch wheels are 17"

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18th Dec 04 at 11:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get the arches rolled and rear disk convertion
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What springs have you used?

Grinding away metalwork because your car is too low is the bodged way of doing things. If you lower the car and the exhaust scrapes, do you remove the exhaust system?
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18th Dec 04 at 11:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no u put a guard on the exhaust or modify it to fit, whats involved in rolling arches
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18th Dec 04 at 11:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they are apex 40mm springs
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Nova or Corsa B springs?

Standard shocks?

What offset are your wheels?

17's are too big for a Corsa anyway.

I suggest getting decent springs that don't drop the arch over the tyre.
If the Apex springs are new, you'll have no problems shifting them.
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa Racer 69
no u put a guard on the exhaust or modify it to fit, whats involved in rolling arches


Again, you're working backwards - if parts of your car are fouling on the floor, then you should be looking at getting the car to sit higher.
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standard shocks wheels are ET45 and they are corsaB/ tigra springs. Does any one know whats involved in rolling or wideing arches
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to roll the arches, you will need a bodyshop to do this.
to make em wider you go and buy a wide arche kit.. (please dont!)

i suggest you get some uprated shocks (megagas or something) to assis with the springs as standard shocks are never upto the shortened rate of travel
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Take an angle grinder to the underside of the arches and shave them back.
You might as well take them back a good inch or so, then you'll at least be able to fit 18's or 19's in the future.
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Apex Corsa B springs are notorious for failing to lower the stated amount.

I've seen -60 Corsa springs lower 25mm at the rear.
Nova springs were always fine though.
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quote:
Originally posted by Wolfy
to make em wider you go and buy a wide arche kit.. (please dont!)


You could have a bodyshop flare the standard arches.
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I love you Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by Ned
I love you Joff


Tell me something I don't know.
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
What springs have you used?

Grinding away metalwork because your car is too low is the bodged way of doing things. If you lower the car and the exhaust scrapes, do you remove the exhaust system?



I know some people off here would do that
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
quote:
Originally posted by Ned
I love your maw, Joff


Tell me something I don't know.


1+1=2
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
quote:
Originally posted by Joff
What springs have you used?

Grinding away metalwork because your car is too low is the bodged way of doing things. If you lower the car and the exhaust scrapes, do you remove the exhaust system?



I know some people off here would do that



Yes, AK had a full ashtray, so he cut off his dashboard.
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18th Dec 04 at 14:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


Just cut some of the arch away with an angle grinder, or get coilovers and adjust it to the perfect height
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apex are gash
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money contraints is the main problem hence the use of apex springs

 
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