making a disc rear axle?
i am wanting to make myself a disc rear axle for my nova to run 2.0 calipers.
i will also be using a hydrualic handbrake, as its for rallying.
what do i need to do? i have seen conversion plates on chris astley motorsport but what else do i need after those?
cheers
Greg
You need a nova rear beam, donor rear disc beam, and the conversion plates.
And some tools.
ok..i have nova rear beam and can get the donor beam..which one should i go for? astra gte or cavalier sri etc?? does it matter?
once i have got the parts and welded the conversion plates onto my beam what do i do?
is there any pics?
cheers
Greg
IIRC they're all the same.
Once you've welded the plates on, bolt the stub axles from the disc beam onto the nova one, and then reassemble the whole lot.
If you wanted to be flash you could figure out how to fit mk4 astra sri/gsi ones, as they have the handbrake in the caliper instead of in a drum inside the disc, however these are 5 stud and I've not seen them fitted to a nova before.
If you search around you'll find a guide for what you want.
You can use SR front brakes for rear disc conversions or even golf items.
i would be more interested in putting nova sr brakes on the back?
so how do i do it? weld plates onto beam then what?
is discs on the backa good idea for a rally car? i want it to stop well and i will be running a bias pedal box..i also want it to look better than standard brakes..
cheers
Greg
If your using a pedal box, the rear disc's will be sound.
Handbraking is common place in a rally car chap, you want efficeint rear brakes.
cool..so i have rear beam, sr front brakes and will get conversion plates..
now how do i put it together?
Greg
as from 2009 you have to run handbrake cables so use the astra/cav set up not sr fronts
pm me
tools are goodOriginally Posted by Xen0phobiak
You need a nova rear beam, donor rear disc beam, and the conversion plates.
And some tools
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