P1CK4D
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Does anyone know of any more things that can be done to improve the handling of a Corsa GSi.. Apaprt from front and rear strut braces, coilovers and better tyres of course.. Thanks.
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Adam_B
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uprated Antiroll bars, whiteline etc proper roll cage, poly bushes, lowered tie bar brackets. i havent tried the latter
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Joe
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Whiteline Anti-roll bars are supposed to be good.
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P1CK4D
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Ive never even heard of Whiteline Anti-roll bars? What are they and are they off another Vauxhall? What exactly do poly bushes and lowered tie bar brackets do? Thanks guys..
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Joe
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They are uprated thicker Antiroll bars, heard good things about them.
Adam_b will answer all your questions, he has spend a bit on his cars handling.
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Adam_B
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Whiteline are an australian company, there aftermarked uprated antiroll bars to replace your piddly small rubbish ones, front and rear.
Poly bushes replace rubber bushes in things like suspension arms and roll bars etc and dont flex as much.
as i said, never tried lowering the tie bar brackets tho, its on my to do list. Think LMF vauxhall sell a kit for it tho.
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Adam_B
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whiteline stuff is available from demon tweeks and i think rimstyle
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P1CK4D
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You able to en-lighten me anymore Adam_B? All help is really appreciated!
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Adam_B
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i just did?!?
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P1CK4D
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Sorry! i must of kept the screen up longa den i thought, so wen i posted ur post had already been writen! Apologies!
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scottc1088
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whats needed to fit these anti roll bars to a corsa without ar bars to start with?
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ainsley_brader
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i believe everything needed is supplied in the kit!
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P1CK4D
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I cant find the kit on LMF? Any1 got the link handy?
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Adam_B
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its not LMF sorry, its Courtenay Sport £69.
Corsa/Tigra Lowered Tie Bar Brackets
Designed for fitment to the Corsa and Tigra the bracket improve traction and reduce understeer by narrowing the angle between the bottem arm and the front crossmember. Also the manifold clearance is improved on cars fitted with 2 Litre engines. £69
tbh tho you could probably knock something up a lot cheaper with some big bolts and spacers.
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P1CK4D
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Cheers for that mate! I'll do some research. Thanks
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alistairolsen
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any gen on the diameters of the whiteline stuff?
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Adam_B
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think mine are 27mm front, 24mm rear
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alistairolsen
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cool, the combi front is 23.5mm over the std 18.
Any idea what the rear is (shite and small and mounted too far in I know!)
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Adam_B
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you dont really have a rear one, its up inside the beam itself. The whiteline one doest replace it, it bolts up to the bottom of the beam
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ainsley_brader
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its combO ford made the combi
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Adam_B
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alistairolsen
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quote:
mounted too far in I know!
I wonder if you could narrow a mk2 astra one enough? I like the idea, just not the price lol!
I currently dont have a rear one at all as it started life as a 1.2 ls.
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P1CK4D
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Some1's just told me about Polybushes? Does any1 have an idea of what they are, how much, where from etc...? Thanks.
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alistairolsen
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they replace cars std rubber bushes, reducing flex, and making the whole thing more direct. They are slightly harsher tho and can be uncomfortable.
Well worth it IMO, make the world of difference. I fitted brand new rubbers to the xe and Im going poly asap!
raldes do the basic set of six for about 40 quid
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P1CK4D
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Raldes..?? They gotta website or anything mate?
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