The lowest rear springs

[the great wog]

I have just bought spax rsx coilovers for my nova and they say its a 60mm drop at the rear but it has only dropped like 40mm!!! the front isnt a problem!:D what is the lowest set of springs u can buy for the nova and were can u get them!!!lol

[General Baxter]

you can get any drop you want for a price :)

[the great wog]

I want about an 80mm drop or just so the top of the alloy is under the arch, like so the whole tyre is under!:D:D How much for that!!!

[turbojolt]

the cost of some think to cut the springs ?10 hack-saw

[Stuart]

give dangerous advice like that again and get banned.

coilsprings (google them) can make V low springs but tbh the rear end should be turreted etc to get full travel with low ride height otherwise its gonna be hideous to drive.

[turbojolt]

what you mean dangerous the guy i work with convinced me they are safe if you do it properly

[Stuart]

its just not safe unless youre a yank... then its a good way to die :D

[draper]

its just not safe unless youre a yank... then its a good way to die :D


lol


i guy round here just took his rear springs and drove round on the bump stops ;)


as said coilsprings are you rbest bet, quick turnaround aswell last time my mate used them

[JSeymour]

rears can be safe to chop, if theres no way they fall out and youve got up-rated shocks itl be fine. illegal though.

where did you get the rsx kit from? get it cheap?

[gazz]

I have just bought spax rsx coilovers for my nova and they say its a 60mm drop at the rear but it has only dropped like 40mm!!! the front isnt a problem!:D what is the lowest set of springs u can buy for the nova and were can u get them!!!lol

have you got stripped interior?if so it wont lower alot due to no weight there.
if not remember to let it all settle in first too

[turbojolt]

^^ see ^^^^^^^^^

SAFE so you will get banded :p

[the great wog]

rears can be safe to chop, if theres no way they fall out and youve got up-rated shocks itl be fine. illegal though.

where did you get the rsx kit from? get it cheap?

I buy all my stuff from Rimstyle, they r always the cheapest on everything and the guys there r great, ask for Gary when u phone for anything. Think my coilovers were 420. there the stainless steel spax rsxs:thumb:

[big gra]

its just not safe unless youre a yank... then its a good way to die :D

think it was overhaulin i was watchng, they came to lowerer teh car, and all of a sudden one of the guys goes at the springs with a grinder, and then refits them, i was shocked!

[the great wog]

I have tp work offshore with the yanks and the r dangerous ba***rds!!!!!!!!!!

[Jack]

Cutting the spring can damage its integrity, as well as fcuk up its loading and recoil rates. At best the car will still have all the bounce and roll of a standard springs, so no doubt catch the wheels and handle like a drunk llama on crack; at worst the springs could shatter or collapse and cause a crash. Ill advised IMO.

[Philsutton]

at worst the springs could shatter or collapse and cause a crash. Ill advised IMO.

standard 1lt corsa ones do that all the time lmfao

[burgo]

standard 1lt corsa ones do that all the time lmfaocitroen ones are worse. c3 and berlingos especially

[Mike]

have you got stripped interior?if so it wont lower alot due to no weight there.
if not remember to let it all settle in first too

I found this out lol apparently thats down there is 40mm lol (excuse the primer state, was taken last year when i built the car up)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/DSC00026.jpg

[Ste L]

custom coil springs 90mm's are they way to go if you want it low..

in pic, 90mm,s 60mm spax, standards..
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5083/S8000039.JPG

ends up being this low
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5031/PICT0127_Medium.JPG

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5031/PICT0056.JPG

[Lee]

lol Ste, mine was that low when i removed all the rear suspension completely

[Ste L]

well it had springs lol and it will had some movement in them..

[the great wog]

were did u get the springs?????

[Ste L]

coilsprings, as said in the post, if you bothered to read it and not just look at pic's lol

[Dec16v]

I heated up my old rear springs with a propane torch whilst they were compressed in the vice. It collapsed them to a -80mm drop, and they stood the test of time too...

Dec

[Jim Mcrae]

but once you go beyond a certain drop it can have dire effects on handeling not just practicality though??? i was told my -60s would cause issues, they seemed okay to me.

[peester]

I heated up my old rear springs with a propane torch whilst they were compressed in the vice. It collapsed them to a -80mm drop, and they stood the test of time too...

Dec

lol- was that on ur c16xe red sr? - i remember the total vauxhall feature- it said 'reprofiled' to -80mm, i was like hmmm..

[James P]

S T E, you think your springs are small. look at these! 3 coils

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p174/jamezp/DSC00333.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p174/jamezp/DSC00335.jpg

[James P]

thats a 60mm spring next to it

[Lee]

lol @ ruler. Blantantly robbed from some form of educational establishment. I work in schools all the time, i have huge stacks of them, as well as the ole yellow and black pencils.

Anyway, back on topic, any more than a 40mm drop will have a detrimental effect on handling imo, however, such things can be compensated for via proper wheel alignment and correct spring poundage / shock setup. Ive got the SR dropped 60mm and it handles fine with uprated shortened shockers. You are getting dangerously close to the bmp stops over 80 though lol

[James P]

mine handles like a dream, got spax rsx's on front, those springs at back with spax shocks. speedlines with 195 40 continental tyres.

[Martin]

Mine with 40s All round
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/6c4efbc7.jpg
Mine with 60s All Round
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/DSC00441.jpg

mine with 80s(FK Coilovers)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/20122006083.jpg

"custom" Rears only corsa 30mms upfront
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/DSC00029.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/DSC00277.jpg

[James P]

y do you change your sus so much?

[Ian_Gsi16v]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/IanGsi16v/WhiteGsi6-1.jpg

My old GSi taken about 4 years ago :eek: 80mm

[Martin]

y do you change your sus so much?

40mm wasnt low enough, coilovers was to harsh of a ride for round my area, -60 kit thats on it now is perfect

[dave.gsi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/IanGsi16v/WhiteGsi6-1.jpg

My old GSi taken about 4 years ago :eek: 80mm



i remember that car. was one of the cars that got me into novas:thumb:
always look best in white too.

didnt realise you were still on here, didnt you get a grey corsa with speedlines? (prob going back a few years!) that was pretty nice too