I got lowz
They're FKautomotive Corsa B Street coilovers
Adjustable, so I can lower it so low its undriveable! but I settled for a little higher than that But it's still quite low and would scrape the curb driving off and onto the drive, as well as every other mound in the road and I even had a flipflop get stuck under the front bumper driving home, so I've settled at the ride height above. Although it may have a sunk a little bit since.
So now the top of arch is about 30mm above the rim on the stock 13"s steelies. But with them being tucked in so far you can still turn like regular. Corners now don't exist as there's very little to no body roll, so that's fun! Ride comfort at the minute is bad as the springs on the rear are far too long and the shock sits at it's highest. Comfort from just the front coilovers alone is really good, not bouncy as it was on stock shocks as there's little movement, but it's still soft and glides over most bumps. I'll be cutting the rear springs in about half, they should still be captive and should lower to about the same as the front hopefully.
To fit the fronts first I had to remove the original shocks, and retrieve the topmount.
Had to then remove the thrustwasher from the coilover spring mount.
And place back onto the coilover, important note is this top spring mount is to sit over the rod and not sit ontop.
Need to space the top of the shaft, I used m12 washers, I ended up needing another 4.
Over them was the micra thrustwasher.
Followed by micra top mount, after filed to 12mm.
tightened with m12 nut. Making sure the top spring mount is clear and over the shaft, and your spacer's big enough that you don't run out of thread.
Fastend with m12 nyloc nut on top.
Also needed to file the lower mount holes, I opted for the top one as to keep the bottom hole a solid unadjustable hole. I also went for the most camber given by these coilovers, athough it does look like more could be got from them if I filed outwards. Did need to file more off but did this on the car with the bottom hole bolted to the mount.
The rear dampers took a little longer, and again, neede to remove stock one for parts first.
Corsa damper from coilover kit.
Add the plastic disc it came with.
With the rubber cover and built-in bush, over the top.
Metal washer supplied.
Micra top.
One half of corsa bush.
Second half replaces micra bush within the boot. I'll be replacing the nuts with nyloc ones soon.
Damper extension.
But before I can fit them , the metal edges on the lower bush needed to be filed flat, and the m12 bolt replaced with a m10.
But now three wheels lift off the ground while jacking up one corner:laugh:
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All of this above is not a diy guide, the corsa coilovers I have and the stock dampers I have can and do differ to other peoples, so I do not recommend you copy the above, but I thought it would be atleast a bit more educational to those thinking of doing something similar. :blues:
