frank
Club Member
i cant see how those egg shaped corsa springs can be seated in the perches properly fwn
corsa b coilovers to fit micra ( HOW TOO )
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i cant see how those egg shaped corsa springs can be seated in the perches properly fwn
Don't need to post pics to prove myself, cars have both gone through mot's and are nice to drive and are safe and been tested to the max (Y) , its all good here. i'm not trying to p**s people off i'm just stating what we have done. If you all do it a different way thats cool, everybody has different solutions to a single problem.
Like i said he is after info on the front kit really and that kit looks way different to ours, would be difficult to offer info on that as i have no idea what fitment is like. we have fitted the whole kit with such little effort i can only assume we have completely different kits. would rather offer no info than guessing and giving unsafe info. If i can ever help with info that is not on such a dangerous part of the car if you get it wrong i will for sure
the 140-160 ebay corsa b kit in this thread, how much did your customers one's cost
frank
Club Member
precisely yes, thats why your top-nut was undoing itself :suspect: there,s obviously something wrong if its doing that
the thrust bearings carry the whole weight of the front of the car, you cant leave them out FFS !and most of us on here impart any knowledge willingly :suspect: (for the benefit of the micra community)
I'm sorry if you feel that i am stopping you from achieving something that you can't on your own but look at it this way, i also have a plumbing and heating company and there are forums for that as well, but obviously i am not going to go on there and talk in depth about how to install a full central heating system to a top spec or how to properly service a boiler with pictures etc. oh and by the way Frank being as you don't even know me and you are gunning for me, the top nut was undoing itself because of the use of the micra thrust bearing, modifying is the same as anything else really there is always more than one approach, bit like modding exhausts etc... some like to spend an inordinate amount of time modding a cast manifold and then let it all bottleneck just before it goes into the cat or empty cat casting :doh: , and some like to spend 20 mins bolting on a manifold that will actually enhance performance.
I'm not surprised at some of the hostile / agitated replies in response to some of your posts made in this thread.
This community is based on sharing knowledge between fellow enthusiasts who share the same goal of modifying / improving the Nissan Micra. With the help and assistance of fellow members of this club many achievements have been accomplished; which in many instances may not have been achieved without the help of people involved with this forum.
I understand your point with regards to your company, and not willing to give away information on fitting a product, that no doubt you would charge a fitting service for.
However in my opinion and probably many others here, it's not exactly in the spirit of the club; to criticise other people's efforts and not share your information that could be of benefit to these individuals.
just a thought :glare:
Possibly risky using this thread as my first post but you've got to start somewhere i suppose. I'll introduce myself as the other person involved in the same "tuning company" as lucifer. As stated by him we come from a solid background dealing with performance cars of any origin (mainly japanese) and are skilled in every aspect of modification bar ecu mapping which is easier to subcontract out for us. Times i'm sure you'll all agree are changing for the worse lately in this country and a decision was made by us to steer away from the big budget silly power cars that seemed to be dying out more and more and attempt a new market strategy, high end performance in a small and "affordable" package. The Micra fitted the bill. The decision not to promote the company fully on here as of yet has beeen made purely as its not entirely clear that there is any market for what we offer, yes the Micra is cheap to buy, but like any car, modifications are expensive to carry out properly. In an ideal world for us, we would be selling and fitting coilovers etc for you guys for substantially less than many other garages could, but i also understand that budget plays a huge part in modifying and if you can diy then fair play. However as lucifer states, its not in our interests currently to impart information that "may" result in an accident or injury as a result. We are a buisness after all and are working hard to earn a crust in crappy times. We're not out to upset anyone on here and within reason, more than prepared to share knowlege as its important to keep these cars going strong. Apologies for the ramble and a gold star for anyone who bothered to read all this. I'll end back on topic, my own personal K11 runs our converted Corsa kit, front and rear and notches up 200+ miles a week of tough driving with no issues. It can be done and to good effect. Cheers.
karjl thats good for you mate, i did say there are always at least two solutions to a single problem i'm sure, if you choose to use the crap standard thrust washers that break up even on standard cars then thats your choice, we chose not too. On the manifold thing i expect half of you are taking off a standard manifold inc cat and bolting on a *ank manifold and achieving slight gains as long as you put a filter on and a bit of 99 octane ( oh hang on the same gain you would have got from removing the cat fitting a filter etc)
Seb i'm not no clown my friend, think you have visited one to many a circus, I have a plan for you doubters, just watch its coming.
Seb i'm not no clown my friend, think you have visited one to many a circus, I have a plan for you doubters, just watch its coming.
frank
Club Member
what have my manifolds got to do with a coilover thread lucifer :suspect: and they were tested in back-to-back dyno sessions FYI
and my car and its mods do the talking on the track (with vids and timeslips posted up for all to see
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awesome marketing strategy lol
Frank your manifolds or headwork have nothing to do with this but if you fire into me and my skills i will start looking at yours and i just aint impressed, oh and as for marketing strategy i'm not trying to market on here, we did try to sell a few items but clearly there aint much money around in micra land at the moment, and i can understand that but as for the track buddy, i will see you on one and be willing to put my money directly where my mouth is. Karlj, don't hate until you see, and you will.
I didn't start shooting my mouth off, i was just saying that we have fitted the whole kit, i only got mildly annoyed at most when i was under attack for to be honest no reason. as soon as i get it to a stage where i feel photos will be appropriate i will let you all have a look, and no doubt some will like it and some will not,but that doesn't matter its all down to individual taste at the end of the day.
Thanks for your input stouffer and as per my previous post I can understand and appreciate your reasons for not wishing to just hand out such information that you are intending to offer a service for. That I have no issue with, however;
Maybe you could have a quiet word with lucifer; regarding his attitude to what is after all a possible target customer base and the largest Micra based forum in the UK at that, not exactly what I would call a professional approach is it?
Is there a market for the supply and fitting of K11 customised coilovers? quite possibly. The K11 is without doubt the most popular and in numbers here of the K10, K12 and of course the new K13.
Not only in numbers, but as well in modifications with many that upgrade the suspension with either off the shelf parts or just as this very thread described looking into kits from other manufacturers.
If ultimately you decide there is a market for taking this further, you can contact me via PM for details of our trader packages.
The decision as to who trades / advertises on the MSC falls to me and probably best that you have not disclosed the said name of this 'tuning' company, because so far, Lucifer your not exactly doing a great job with public relations.
Maybe you could have a quiet word with lucifer; regarding his attitude to what is after all a possible target customer base and the largest Micra based forum in the UK at that, not exactly what I would call a professional approach is it?
Is there a market for the supply and fitting of K11 customised coilovers? quite possibly. The K11 is without doubt the most popular and in numbers here of the K10, K12 and of course the new K13.
Not only in numbers, but as well in modifications with many that upgrade the suspension with either off the shelf parts or just as this very thread described looking into kits from other manufacturers.
If ultimately you decide there is a market for taking this further, you can contact me via PM for details of our trader packages.
The decision as to who trades / advertises on the MSC falls to me and probably best that you have not disclosed the said name of this 'tuning' company, because so far, Lucifer your not exactly doing a great job with public relations.
gtsnissanb
Official MSC Trader
This is blatant advertising IMO I had to pay why should you not? This should be locked/deleted whatever until trader fees are paid
Lucifer you won't make many friends with comments like the ones you've made think ahead
Lucifer you won't make many friends with comments like the ones you've made think ahead
Hang on Kev, have a read back through mate and tell me that i started this, I'm well out of the playground but if i'm attacked i will defend, I have tried reasoning in several of my later posts in this thread but the haters kept coming. Oh and this is in no way blatant advertising as i haven't offered anything lol,
keeping it technical
i dont get it. the plastic cup type washer type bearing sitting up between top cup/support has been their for 135-000 miles with the k11 spring force apon it and it look's brand new, what would all of a sudden make it give up?
euro_micra
Matt :)
Siding with Lucifer for a second *don't shoot me*, he originally said his kit looks different and simply mentioned that he's fitted the rear corsa springs on the micra. Which is fine, great for him. A bit annoying to us who would like to know how so we could do the same, and also just how-on-earth he managed to fit them with little trouble enough to promote the use of them. But there was no need to hit back at respected members on here for questioning your alternative set-up, which your keeping a secret because ..you want to make money as it's a much better set-up? ..you don't want your potential clients to realise how easy it is too DIY? ..I don't know.
Anyway, it's good to see another company that specialises in Micras, maybe we'll see some more rivalry. But promoting yourself through un-proven claims and personally attacking others for questioning your methods is not going to go down so well with us -which you have appear to have forgotten is the largest Micra community in GB and your target audience.
Anyway, it's good to see another company that specialises in Micras, maybe we'll see some more rivalry. But promoting yourself through un-proven claims and personally attacking others for questioning your methods is not going to go down so well with us -which you have appear to have forgotten is the largest Micra community in GB and your target audience.
Thanks Kev,
To be honest I only posted as it was being questioned wether or not we existed. Its fair to say that theres no real demand for the services we offer here, thus making trading here uneconomic, hence the lack of shameless self promotion, albeit frustrating as im truly converted to k11 power and not even started with mine really, they are great little cars. I'm not going to get involved in any name calling or hair pulling on here, prefer to let the car do the talking. Regarding photo proof of mods etc i'd love to have the time to snap pics but in reality, the works done after hours and by then the priority is getting the car finished to drive it home. Pics will come, but unfortunately when time allows.
i'm gonna fling teflon grease in my nissan one's in a couple weeks as they look brand new
and top mounts are flexing as they should in their rubber housing, top nut isnt moving or showing sign's of it, so will keep this updated
SHOUT OUT to the thread starter,,,,,,,,,,,,you've left us in the lurch here :grinning:
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thanks nippy, but this one's about your work and helping you to do the mod.
how far have you got ?
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all i need to do now is weld the hose brackets on the fronts, and cut springs on the back, and i could do with some advice about how do you set the fronts up, do you have the corsa b spring cup just above the shock part were it sits fluch, then bolt it all down tight?
frank
Club Member
we assembled it with the corsa top cup, then the k11 cup, then the trust bearing, then a spacer, then the topmount nippy.
you could leave the spacer off and fit packing above the topmount, but you would have a huge ugly thread sticking out the top and a very low car
.they leave a long shank (arrowed) so that you can fit the proper deep pillowball topmount, but because the k11 topmount is only like a big pennywasher embedded in rubber that shank is too long for it (hence the spacer needed)
OP
OP
we assembled it with the corsa top cup, then the k11 cup, then the trust bearing, then a spacer, then the topmount nippy.
you could leave the spacer off and fit packing above the topmount, but you would have a huge ugly thread sticking out the top and a very low car
they leave a long shank (arrowed) so that you can fit the proper deep pillowball topmount, but because the k11 topmount is only like a big pennywasher embedded in rubber that shank is too long for it (hence the spacer needed)
so am i better off getting a sleeve cut to the same size? so the top cup mount can sit higher?
frank
Club Member
ours was 35mm ish :grinning:
