mines lowered 60mm on uprated shocks and springs.not had any issues apart from a banging exhaust,but thats due to the backbox been closer to the rear axle now its been dropped.personnaly i would not go anylower becase its rather low as it is and any lower would just make it a joke to drive,esp on all our pot hole'd roads!but thats just my opionion.
i did however originally just lower it 40mm on springs with the standard shocks and to be honest it was not low enough and did not look much different from standard and i was abit dissapoited,hence lowering 60mm.as far as the handleing on just springs it was firmer than standard but there was a fair bit of bodyroll.where as now,my car is rock hard,no flex init atall,and no bodyroll,even when cornering hard!
imo im glad i ditched the springs and went for uprated shocks and a 60mm drop,and like u said im not really gonna be adjusting it so i dint see the point in coilovers but ultimatley only u can make the choice.
ive currently only got 13inch steels with big fat tyres on a 60mm drop and dont have any rubbing issues,even when fully loaded with pasengers.from what ive read on here myself even 15s on a 60mm drop wont cause you any problems atall,so long as they are the correct offset,et49.
most aftermarket alloys are not available with this ofset and therefor will/may cause rubbing problems.thats why most people stick with vauxhall alloys,like of a cavalier or calibra.
like i sed tho,my backbox bangs like a t**t now ive dropped it 60mm,but it did bang at 40mm and it even banged a few times when standard! must be a design fault!?!?
anyway,goodluck with your project and anyprobs with fitting,if your doing it yourself like i did,just giz a shout and ill try to help u.if your paying a garage to do it then thats upto u but it really was easy to drop it myself and it took me about 1.5 hours at home.i must have saved about £80-£100 in labour so just bear that in mind.
hope this helps!
I'd rather push a Corsa,than drive anything else. : )
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