Modifying my Corsa (handling)

[mattsayle]

Right, I dont want a stupidly low car due to living on a road with speed bumps and I dont want it to be chav tastic.

I want to make my car a bit sharper, stiffer and less roly-poly. I use a lot of back roads on my day to day journeys and the car is like a bloody boat in the cornors so I want to know what I can do to make it a little bit sharper.

It is a Corsa B 1.0 from 2000

Oh and if anyone has any bits from a GSI or SXI knocking around that they dont need I would be very grateful

Thanks
Matt

[SXi Lad]

is it that important?
if you really want better handling just go out and find yourself a set of stiffer shocks or just save up and buy a SXi

[mattsayle]

SXi Lad said:

is it that important?
if you really want better handling just go out and find yourself a set of stiffer shocks or just save up and buy a SXi

Well I feel I am more hanging onto the car rather than controling it

Well I havnt got the money any more due to the clutch going and that is going to cost me circa £200 to get fixed

[SXi Lad]

Im fed up of all the wheel spin in my corsa and i can live with it, maybe you should sell the corsa and get a scooter

Edited by SXi Lad on Thursday 21st May 12:47

[mattsayle]

SXi Lad said:

Im fed up of all the wheel spin in my corsa and i can live with it, maybe you should sell the corsa and get a scooter

Edited by SXi Lad on Thursday 21st May 12:47

I think your right On the way home yesterday the temperature was offf the scale..........

I only topped all liquids up last saturday....

[SXi Lad]

mattsayle said:

On the way home yesterday the temperature was offf the scale..........

I only topped all liquids up last saturday....

Doesn't sound good, happened to my friends old punto, turned out he had a tiny crack on the engine coolant tank. He cant be arsed to replace it so hes decided to cover it up with masking tape

[Havoc856]

Set of springs will do you the world of good. You won't be needing a rarb.

Springs like Eibachs will cost in the region of £130, labour on top if you can't fit them yourself.

Another idea would be strut braces front and rear. OMP do them for £100 IIRC