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Im new to all this and was wondering if any1 could help me I jus recently bought a 1996 corsa sport 1.4 16v and i want to lower it. Mates have told me just to cut the standard springs and paint them, and others have told me just to buy lowering springs same MM all round, and others have told me to lower the back more than the front because the weight of the engine! could any1 give me some advise please i have put 16inch alloys on 195/45R 16 80v
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40mm is the most u should lower it...mabye not even that tbh cos when full of passengers u may find the wheel scrapes against the inner wheel arch. But i've not got round to lowerin mine either yet...so wait and see what others gotta say.
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i agree 40mm is good i lowered my gsi 60mm on 195/45/16 and i ended up having to do quite a lot of arch work so unless you have the time, effort i would go 40 mm also dont be cutting the springs, it will cause nothing but probs, go with a entry level kit shocks and springs, should be able to get them for less than £200
yea...get a full suspension kit...be worth paying the money tbh. Spax, Gmax or Koni are your best bet tbh. Weitec may do one too, and they are usually good value.
You will be able to lower up to 60mm if you are using vauxhall wheels or wheels with an offset of ET45-49. If the offset is lower than 45, go to about 40mm.
i just put on my car 60mm G-Max full kit really nice ride now and sits really nice no lower than 60mm as it will look outer proportion with the rest of the car if u wanna see pics PM me
I jus recently bought a 1996 corsa sport 1.4 16v and i want to lower it. Mates have told me just to cut the standard springs and paint them, and others have told me just to buy lowering springs same MM all round, and others have told me to lower the back more than the front because the weight of the engine! could any1 give me some advise please 
