Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club

[Gaz86]

Originally Posted by rallyman

Hiya Dave, on the offside front you fitted, if you had fitted the bolt the other way round you wouldnt have needed to cut the chassis out.

and had you fitted it the other way you wouldnt be able to slide the bolt out and you wouldnt be able to move the mount out

[rallyman]

Originally Posted by GBE86

and had you fitted it the other way you wouldnt be able to slide the bolt out and you wouldnt be able to move the mount out

That doesnt matter as you bolt both parts together before fitting as Dave did in the pic in his progress pics. Also looking at the pic of it fitted looks like it is 180degrees out as the mount isnt symetrical. the side with the radiused ends should be pointing down but appears they are facing the bodyshell

[Gaz86]

true but i like to be able to remove the mount and leave the bodymount in place as it makes lining everything up again easier.

just checked and your right hes fitte it upside down

[DaveB]

How is it upside down Pic to explain? In my picture the mount is held up against the old one in EXACTLY the same position as it came off There's no way I'd have got the bolts lined up if that mount had been fully tightened up before fitting on the car.
Chris; if it really matters that much; put some instructions in the box

Fitted my 2nd solid engine mount last night. My old mount was snapped!



You can't really see, but it's the bottom rubber mount that was knacked.

There are only 3 words to describe how good solid mounts are; JESUS ****ING CHRIST! They are awesome! The car feels sooo more poised, precise and stuck to the road. I actually scared myself in the car for the first time tonight It's ****ing awesome!

[Gaz86]

told ya, real transformation to the whole feel.

the gearbox mount just needs spinning through 180deg and possibly the other bolthole needs to be used iirc

[DaveB]

My new rear springs arrived last night. I'm blatantly copying Olly '2 wheel' Hewitt's rear suspension setup; which is to custom mount some short, stiff, coilover springs in place of the rear pig-tail springs.





Fitting pictures tonight, so if you haven't seen this setup before, all will become clear

[Jack]

Originally Posted by DaveB

Fitting pictures tonight, so if you haven't seen this setup before, all will become clear

[PERALBOY]

Where would one get the adjustable cups and smaller springs?

[DaveB]

Adjustable cups are from my FK 'pig-tail' springs - these need turning down as they are currently 2.5" dia
Springs are from Demon Thieves

[LongLiveTheNova]

Nice one.
The setup certainly works well enough on Ollys car

[PERALBOY]

Wonder where I could source some seperatly, I seen olly doing this and thought it was ALOT easier than making rear turrets up for coilovers and give some adjustment on the rear.

[DaveB]

I believe you can buy them directly from FK

[spanishfly]

Originally Posted by PERALBOY

Wonder where I could source some seperatly, I seen olly doing this and thought it was ALOT easier than making rear turrets up for coilovers and give some adjustment on the rear.

I know what I would prefer.

[DaveB]

Originally Posted by spanishfly

I know what I would prefer.

..and what is the reasoning behind this pls?

[spanishfly]

How many points do you want? The main one being the name FK... I haven't seen anyone running this set up, but a spring on damper will always handle bumps and load better than a remote spring.

[DaveB]

The only thing 'FK' about it is the adjusting cup; which is just made from metal. lol I can't see how that bears any resemblance on the quality of the rest of it?

[DaveB]

Originally Posted by spanishfly

I haven't seen anyone running this set up

PS> Olly ran this setup at TOTB

[spanishfly]

Also how do you locate the springs?

[DaveB]

Weld a mount onto the car chassis. See ollys thread on PNG pages 99-103 for more information <his posts will be far more exhaustive than mine will>

[spanishfly]

He may have done but unfortunetly I didn't get down and have a look!

[spanishfly]

Originally Posted by DaveB

Weld a mount onto the car chassis. See ollys thread on PNG pages 99-103 for more information <his posts will be far more exhaustive than mine will>

So you still have to get the welder out So in essence it's slightly less work for not as gooda results! I can adjust my rear to sit high in the air or low to the deck. Also have the plesentry of having a coil spring wrapped round a damper

[DaveB]

I will have the same adjustment, BUT:

I'm not cutting apart the inside of the car - the welding required is nothing like cutting out and turretting the rear
I haven't paid £250 (ish) for a pair of rear coilovers
I don't have to worry about it catching the tyre/arch

[spanishfly]

Originally Posted by DaveB

I will have the same adjustment, BUT:

1: I'm not cutting apart the inside of the car - the welding required is nothing like cutting out and turretting the rear
2: I haven't paid £250 (ish) for a pair of rear coilovers
3: I don't have to worry about it catching the tyre/arch

1: Fair enough...

2: £500 for rear coilovers, dam thats loads, think I paid not much more for my front and rears.

3: Nor do I, I also run 195/55R15 atm

If your happy then thats what is important!

[DaveB]

£250 a pair I said..

I'm more than happy, and so is my wallet

[spanishfly]

Fair play mate!