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hi, i have bought 60mm lowering springs for my corsa sport but the springs are still loose on the front shocks how can i solve this problem???

i think i may eaitha need sport shocks for lowering or can i buy spacers for the shocks to keep pressure on the springs??

thank you for your time billywizz911

id say ur shocks are ruined
i have put custom made 80mm springs on standard front shocks and they are loose but once i have fitted them to the car the springs are now tight the weight of the vehicle will compress the shock until it touches the spring..and as for puttng spacers in that sort of defeats the object of lowering.

yh when i put the car to the ground the springs are fine but im sure it will fail the m.o.t if the put it up on the ramps, just thought there may be a way to keep them firm all the time??? thank you for your help

your proply better off getting new dampers that are designed for a 60mm drop. u shudnt really lower it 60mm on standard dampers cos they wont last long, they wont do much and they wont last long

matty101 wrote:your proply better off getting new dampers that are designed for a 60mm drop. u shudnt really lower it 60mm on standard dampers cos they wont last long, they wont do much and they wont last long

nail on the hed
you need dampers designed to take 60mm springs
(thats 6cm)
as the standard dampers are going to be 60mm longer than the ones designed for the 60mm springs

Octane2097 wrote:

matty101 wrote:your proply better off getting new dampers that are designed for a 60mm drop. u shudnt really lower it 60mm on standard dampers cos they wont last long, they wont do much and they wont last long

nail on the hed
you need dampers designed to take 60mm springs
(thats 6cm)
as the standard dampers are going to be 60mm longer than the ones designed for the 60mm springs

lol so were does this leave me?? i take it i need new shock to fit the 60mm springs yh?

yes mate thats exactly wot u need. springs designed to take the stress and strains of a 60mm drop, thats why 90% of people buy the lowering kit as appose to the lowering springs.

depends how low you go, could probably get away with 40mm on standard dampers but they will still be short
i remeber when we did my friends rover 200 there was a massive gap between the spring and the strut top
but once it was on its wheels it was ok

iv got 30mm springs on standard shocks and there fine.

yer any lower than 40mm you will defo need upgraded dampers, just like ''wearing trainers without laces ''(sum1 said to me) useless lol

haha found my problem i went into motormania and they said it coz ive bought the cheap poo springs and they are samller then the sandard springs thats y there not there not the correct size, he said that u can buy lowering springs the same size as stard ones and when u put the on they will be compressed and when u put the car to the ground they will compress even lower the the size i buy, for e.g if i get 60mm they will drop 60mm and so on, hope u guys get what i mean its hard to describe on here lol

thanks for ur help