westsidecorsa
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right, i am getting some new alloys and went today looking, i got told by nearly all the places i went to that, "in the book it claims 16" are the biggest that will fit". but loads of ppl have 17's! 1 place told me 17" would go on with certain tyres but i would need arch work to drop it. Its a corsa B 1.0 12v. can someone please clear this up for me? what will fit with no work and allow me to drop it? thanks a lot
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CRB 553
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Registered: 5th Apr 02
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people just talk bullshit, 17's r becoming fairly standard on modded corsas now.
standard tyres on 17's r 205 45 17, any olower profile and ur talkin more cash, lowering 40mm is perfectly acceptable and wont cause any probs .. if u want 2 people in the back remove the bolts from ur arches startin with the right rear arch(causes most probs)
Chris
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Patrick
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17's with 205/40/17 tyres are a piece of piss! Just look how many Corsas there are around with this set up!
Case sorted! 
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CRB 553
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and with a 1.012v u can lower more than 40mm on the front because it'l sit high due to the lightweight 3cyl block...
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westsidecorsa
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this is what i thought, the guy said they would only go on with 195 tyres??
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Makarus
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Where did you go that told you that kinda shit.
The info you need is this -
17 inch wheels
ET45 or as close as possible, you dont want above that really for 17's or you get rubbing on the shocks.
205/40/17 tyres
If you get ET45 or close to a reasonable drop is 40mm, you could go 60 if you were up for debolting the rear arches and maybe a little more work.
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westsidecorsa
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i got told this information at a shop called storm motorsport in bradford, and also Auto Design Technics in Bradford
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CRB 553
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tell them to take a look in max power then come back...
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