Muelster 0 Posted April 22, 2005 Hi all, ive only had the pleasure of my corrado vr6 for 2 weeks and i now have problems!.....It would seem my passenger side front spring has decided to destroy itself and is now scraping into the arches...not good! What i need to now is the amount my car is lowered, i know to measure this i measure from the middle of the wheel up to the arch but i dont know what measurement this should be as standard?? The car has bilstein shocks and 17s and from the looks of it has been lowered quite a bit. Any one help?? Look forward to spending more time here and if i can get this sorted seeing some of the cars at the shows this summer!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted April 24, 2005 Welcome to the forum m8.. :wink: You have any photos of the car - maybe we could suggest how far it's lowered. 17" wheels on a standard Corrado will give a gap of approx 3 inches between the wheelarch & the top of the tyre. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muelster 0 Posted April 25, 2005 Cheers for the info m8, very interesting. No pics as yet as my computer isnt up to the job! Ill try and put some up later tonght. Havin had a closer look it appears that there is 0 room between the arches and tyre which i guess equates to a drop of about 75-80mm!! Is this not a great idea as most of the springs ive seen for sale are for a drop of between 30-40mm im sure the ride etc would be a lot better anyway as i must admit it was rather harsh!! from looking on the forum i see ill probably need early top plates/mounts (if its not got them already) but would most springs ie weitec, eibach etc fit straight onto the bilstein shocks? Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted April 25, 2005 Sounds like your car is about the same height as mine.. :wink: Shocks & springs are interchangeable. VR uses it's own type of top mount with seperate bearings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muelster 0 Posted April 26, 2005 cheers for that :wink: so just to clarify before i go and order possibly the wrong springs :oops: , ALL corrado shocks/springs are suitable and its just the top mounts that are different :?: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted April 28, 2005 Not quite - the VR has slightly different shockers too - slightly longer shocker body. Springs intended for 4 cyl Corrados will be too weak for the weight of the 6cyl engine. You need to order springs & shocks specifically designed for the VR. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted April 30, 2005 Pics uploaded.. :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted April 30, 2005 gotta say...i dont usually like red 'c's or 17" rims ......but that looks sweeeeet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GIXXERUK 0 Posted April 30, 2005 car looks nice mate, are you sure it hasnt got coilovers fitted ? top mounts for the vr are 40 quid from the stealers , this inc bearings and rubber donuts iirc they changed in 94, you probably have an abv engine code so just tell them that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muelster 0 Posted May 1, 2005 Nope mate its not on coilovers at the mo. Cheers guys and many thanks Steve for the help + putting up the pictures. Well i just got some springs and top plates (to get the car back on the road and tide me over untill i can get some coilovers) Now just gotta fit them with the help of a good mate.....Only slight snag now is said good mate just purchased a 20vT cupra engine to fit into his caddy so is understandably quite sidetracked!!! Oh well I'll get there in the end, hopefully before gti international! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
