Lowering!

[MattySAFC]

I've heard sticking lowering springs on standard dampers makes your handling go to poo.

So i was just wondering what lowering kits like these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suspension-Loweri ... 286.c0.m14
are like, considering i cant afford coilovers.

Will these increase my handling? How are they for value for money? Whats peoples opinions on them? etc

Cheers

[matty101]

i second that, i was lookin at the same ones.

and a bit of a daft question wots the difference between them and coilovers

[roperstun]

coilovers are height and sometime ride adjustable

should be ok there a reasonable brand not the best but nt the worst

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

i have these but 60mm drop they are a decent kit , ther more or less the same a g-max . but yer ther a good kit for the price and make your handlin 1000x better 7/10. yer coliover just allow you to drop or higher you ride height.

[MattySAFC]

Okay thanks alot
Think i'll invest in a set of these then

One more question. If your drop your car 60mm, can you still get a full car in (5 people) without the wheels scraping the arches?

Cheers

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

yer easily aslong as you have the correct off set wheel

[MattySAFC]

Sorry to sound like a nob but whats the wheel offset for a corsa b sxi?

Are corsa C sxi alloys the correct offset?

[spikeboybarrett]

really newbie question here, but what do you mean about the wheels needing the correct offset? :-\

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

the correct off-set for corsa is ET49 . yes most vauxhalls are et49 so you can fit any corsa or astra etc (4-stud) wheels.

Offset is the distance between the hub mounting face at the back of the wheel and the wheel's centreline.

[spikeboybarrett]

Ahhh, i understand now, thanks!

[corsaboi1992]

they only changed the off set on the mk5 astra to et50 so i herd

[MattySAFC]

I just looked at a set of corsa C sxi alloys on ebay there and they said "185/55/15"

Does that not mean they have a offset of 55?

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

nope ''185'' is the width of the tyre, ''55'' is the tyre wall height and ''r15'' is the size of tyre. 55 is pritty tall but you can always changethem to a more low profile.e.g 45 would be best

[corsaboi1992]

i got 195/50s on mine and corsa c alloys do have theright offset and look sweet on a corsa

[matty101]

the correct off-set for corsa is ET49

so with ET49 offset could you lower it 60mm with out it rubbing?