Im going to be putting a 4x4 system onto my nova and ive heard that the 4x4 system off a cavi or calibra run off the power steering. Is this right if so is there any other way of using it without putting power steering in my car as i hate it.
4x4 onto a nova
Im going to be putting a 4x4 system onto my nova and ive heard that the 4x4 system off a cavi or calibra run off the power steering. Is this right if so is there any other way of using it without putting power steering in my car as i hate it.
Originally Posted by BIGS
by that you mean..
4x4 runing gear so that its 4wheel drive?
if you an do that, then am sure you can get around a minor thing like power steering.
Yea thats what i think. Im thinking about just using the power steering pump and see if that works. but wanted to see what people said on here first as i dont want to spend more money then i have to
As said a million times before, your going into uncharted territory, and youll be having to do a LOT of bespoke fabrication.
As Martin said, if you cant work out how to run the power steering pump without running power steering, you have absolutely no hope whatsoever.
Not being mean, nasty or aggressive in any way, thats just how it is!
The transfer box is powered on vauxhalls?
Excuse me if thats a daft question but on mine its a mechanical 50/50 xfer box.
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Yep, you can actually disconnect the rear wheels by removing a fuse
Either that or just dump the clutch a bit too heavily.
I know what you mean bt and your right about me not having a clue i havent. its my mate that knows what to do and i thought it was just slap the transfer box on and that was it as far as the 4x4 getting to work. my mate would know how to do it when we get to it, but thought id ask on here first as there are a lot that use this form that knows there stuff and maybe already know how i can do it instead of working it out ourselfs.
Fair play, but there lies the problem. No one that we know of has done it. Yes theres been space framed variants for ralying, but no proper 4x4 road car.
I cant remember who but someone did a MK1 astra. It involved grafting a cally floorpan onto it. AFAIK it was a pain in the ass, and an Astra is closer to a callys size than a nova!
Its far from just chucking in a transfer box! The whole rear suspension has to be changed for cally items, which are too wide, and have no similarities with a nova rear end whatsoever for a start! Wish your mate luck!
imo it would be a lot easier using a proper 4x4 system off a different car
I know about using the whole rear axle and suspension as it has independent suspension. which dont matter to much anyway as i want to go wide track and use the whole axle. and know about it not fitting and needing cutting down to fit etc. I just thought as soon as the transfer box is on the gearbox and the propshaft is custom made to fit and placed into the diff you have 4x4. never knew it had to run off something. And the only nova i know is 4x4 is the twin engined one. but i think thats a whole diffrent way of doing it to the way im going to i think. Am i right in saying it was done by using spaceframe?
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