60mm or 40mm drop

[Nova-Flair]

with any luck when i get paid next i shoudl have enough money to buy some lowering springs.

i dunno whether to get 60mm springs or 40mm springs.

i know 60mm would look much better than 40mm but i still want the car to be driveable and most of all i want it to handle better.

the car will be lowered on standard shocks cos i cant really afford the shocks just yet

[Anton]

can't go wrong with -60mm gmax :D

[Alex]

go -60mm otherwise you will be wishing you had in a couple of months :D

[wisewood]

I'd say go for the -60 if you can.

[whitey]

You can get -60mm gmax with the shocks for ?199! So id just save a bit more and get them if i were you!

[mikeoxford]

go -60mm otherwise you will be wishing you had in a couple of months :D

agree TOTALLY

slam the f00ker

[mikeoxford]

i ran just -60 springs on my old car, and i found that to be fine.

im now running -60 GMAX setup and its even better

[Jim]

You might have to change your shocks if you stick a set of -60mm springs on standard shocks :?

I did this, but with -30mm springs and found that the lowered springs affected the way the shocks worked and the shocks ended up needed replacing sooner than they were suppose to. You also might find that with Standard shocks and shortened springs, when it comes to MOT time and the garage jack up the back of your car, it's possible that your rear springs will literally fall out. There shouldn't be a problem when the car is on the road, as the weight of the car will compress the suspension anyway.

If you can, I'd recommend you save up for a full suspension kit, shocks and springs. I picked up a Full Apex kit with -60mm springs for just under ?200. You will get better handling from a kit that has been manufactured to lower your car rather than just sticking on some shortened springs.

Jim

[Anton]

im going for 45 with a set of 17s :D

[burgessovsalford]

im going for 45 with a set of 17s :D

Is that on your Corsa? Get it 60mm my mates got it done on 17's, not sure of the arch work involved tho...

[mikeoxford]

when it comes to MOT time and the garage jack up the back of your car, it's possible that your rear springs will literally fall out. There shouldn't be a problem when the car is on the road, as the weight of the car will compress the suspension anyway.

yup BUT take it easy over speed humps and humped back bridges etc :O the results could be shocking!

one way to over come it is zip tie them in place or twisted fencing wire even better.

depending on your MOT station you may get away with it. i know i did once with the old car

[Anton]

im going for 45 with a set of 17s :D

Is that on your Corsa? Get it 60mm my mates got it done on 17's, not sure of the arch work involved tho...

yup, I reckon 45 so its not such a rough ride. The wheels I think
I have now decided on are 17inch kahn reps with et49 :D

[PE4]

ooo I want a 60mm drop too....how much are the G-max springs for my 1.3 sr 1985? :D

[mikeoxford]

http://www.novaload.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=69976

gmax lowering springs 2weeks old sellin car forces sale ?38inc p+p

[GTE-RACER]

-60mm....but get sum shocks or you'll b bouncing all over the road lol

[mikeoxford]

i never found it that bad - only used the setup for about 6 months before changing car though, perhaps i didnt have them long enough to see........

[GTE-RACER]

Depends on what kinda roads you drive on tho don't it, smoooooth roads un town roads etc are ok, but country roads with abit of speed = bouncy as fook....

Not that safe when your on ya private race track doing 120ish and you hit a few bumps....i often ended up in the wrong lane finkin how the fook did i get ere lol....So save up and get sum shocks :-D