Adam_B
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on the car at the moment i have FK highsport coilovers, but i have just aquired some koni adj dampers with courtenays 2 ltr springs. which do you think would be better on track?
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Adam_B
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note the coilovers i have are not damping adjustable, just height.
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Siberia
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personally if i was preparing a track only corsa tomorrow id use bilsteins ultra low kit from tuning.co.uk....
cheap as chips at £200.... the car will be rough as fcuk but they do handle well.... there on my misus's tigra at the moment and that handles like an evo 6...
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Rileysport
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
personally if i was preparing a track only corsa tomorrow id use bilsteins ultra low kit from tuning.co.uk....
cheap as chips at £200.... the car will be rough as fcuk but they do handle well.... there on my misus's tigra at the moment and that handles like an evo 6...
They are rather good yes... i have some shiney yellow konis to replace mine with though 
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Siberia
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have koni's on me corsa at the moment... not that happy with them although i think this is either down to the springs i'm using or my car is just a heap of turd...
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Rileysport
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konis rule man
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Siberia
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firstly i ordered eibach springs.... which i got... but htye were for a corsa C... so they got sent back and these 'other' eibachs arived... dont know wht they feck these things were off but they made the car sit higher than stock so i had me fill with that company...
so ordered jamex springs off another compnay which should have been red ones.... the rear were red alright ... the front were blue and very very low... i i dunno what the feck.... the corsa has kinda be abandoned outside me mams house for the past month... while my other project is on the go...
adam i'd thow them knois and the courtney springs you have in... i'd say they would work well.....
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Rileysport
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my jamex are red rear and blue front... won't even clamp on the shock when building the strut
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Siberia
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well if they work well on your car them its my car thats just a turd then cos i have exactly the same setup
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cash_2_my_corsa
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i have konis+2ltr springs+modded tie brackets + its shit hot on the track
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Adam_B
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was looking at yours, 2 things bugging me. the ride height, and its probably not going to be that much different
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Butler
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avo coilovers are the real deal
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Ant
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iv no issues with the FK's if used with high poundage springs and set up right (this im yet to achieve) im now looking at other little things like
removing front ARB
whiteline rear ARB
lowering the tie bar mounts
adjustable top mounts so i can get it set up right
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Adam_B
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i have front strut brace and whiteline rear arb but im not sure what springs are on it. handles fine on the road. whats involved with the lowered tie bar mounts?
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Ant
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iv got a thread about tie bar just down the page a bit, what strut brace fits with xe? you still using a front ARB?
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Ant
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oh yeah and a cage will help loads too
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Adam_B
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yes, tried it for a bit without the front arb, i dont know where this thing about them making the car understeer comes from as mine was horrible without, loads ogf body roll.
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Adam-D
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ive ran my 1600 16v that didnt have a arb and that understeered a little then went to over really well balenced that was lowered 60mm on g-max
then tried this 2 ltr setup this doesnt have a arb either and handle'd pretty good
ill run this to see how it goes and upgrade later if required
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Robin
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LEDA..... thats all i have to say
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Ant
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
LEDA..... thats all i have to say
yes if you wish to spend £1700 on suspension i would recomend
donth think to many of us will be rushing out to purchase any time soon
[Edited on 30-01-2006 by aritchie]
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Dave A
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I have bilstein sprintline (yellow) struts all round with tarmac rally spec inserts and tarmac rally spec springs (approx 50mm lower) removed front anti roll bar and have uprated front lower arm bushes, tie bar bushes and rear beam bushes. Looking at getting a rear ARB for it soon as well.
handles really well with virtually no understeer and turns in great.
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broster
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if its for a track car then these suspension kits will be too soft, on the road they may handle well yes but on track i think the way you should go is coilovers. and not cheap ones. also invest in some anti roll bars... bushes etc....
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Siberia
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^believe me... the cheap ass bilstein kit i mentioned above is anything but soft! there is NO body roll with it cos there is virtually no suspension movement
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
^believe me... the cheap ass bilstein kit i mentioned above is anything but soft! there is NO body roll with it cos there is virtually no suspension movement
the cheap 'bilstein kit' is not actually bilstein at all tho. the shocks are just standard o.e items that are uprated 5-10% not even shortened shafts. and made by a company called de-carbon. the springs are made by a company called terra. its a very cheap kit, but i was not impressed by it at all, very harsh and bouncy. not good.
[Edited on 31-01-2006 by corsa808]
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Siberia
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i dunno who makes it... it has bilstein writen on the side of it...
harsh is shit for the road... smooth track.... it would be fine... i cant make the misus's tigra understeer at all with them the front tyres are completely shot after only 8 months on the car from the suspension pushing them into the road... it handled like a boat before the billy were on...
dont get me wrong like... yest 800 quid coilovers would be better but these things work so why spend silly amounts of money?
[Edited on 31-01-2006 by Siberia]
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