60mm lowered nova

[turbojolt]

is a 60mm drop to much for every day driving with all the speed bumps about and pot holes :confused:

[Shaun_O'Donnell]

A 60mm drop on what though?

Base model or Sr/SRi/GTE etc???

Either way, I would say not really, although it may depend on what brand you choose to go with.

[turbojolt]

sorry on a base mode 1.2 nova with 15 inch wheels

[dj_wudgey]

my sr the rears are 90mm and the front are suppost to be 60's but i think they are 40's and no mine is fine on speedbumps ect!!

[L33 LEG]

i was down 80/100 and even that didnt catch apart from the odd speedbump. 60mm will be fine...

[Jay]

As above 60mm lowering kit should be ok.

[turbojolt]

cheers guys



edit....


now i have people to blame if the bumper comes off on the first bump lol

[vaughanmc]

Mines is down 60mm all round on G-Max springs and shocks and its fine out on the road

This place is littered with speedbumps and it managed them fine - All be it, a wee bit hard over them but apart from that lol

Its fine!

[BIGS]

omg with a 60mm drop your be fine. i dont know how low my old one is but it was fine everywhere, and as you can see it was way more then a 60mm drop

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/2405205740a5243666504l.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/2405205740a5395092912l.jpg

[Pistol Pete]

I had mine dropped 60mm, was abit harsh on certain bumps, pot holes etc, but great on the back roads!

[turbojolt]

cheers for this guys looks like the nova is going to be dropped 60mm soon then as i was looking at 40 kits thinking they would be better for everyday use

[AlexW]

Dont buy just the springs tho, get a kit including the shocks.

[Pistol Pete]

Good point. Although can you buy just 60mm springs? You would need to change the shocks as the originals will be too tall??

[muzzy]

60mm on 16s. This was on standard shocks

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/Garthdee-Muzzy/PICT0090.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Aye I think 40mm is OK on standard shocks but any more you need to have shortened ones ?

Because it puts a lot of strain on the shocks if its lower than 40 and there standard height...

I think thats what the score is anyway

[dj_wudgey]

muzzy's nova looks pretty tidy!

[muzzy]

She is long gone, that was a year before it got scrapped due to it being owned by utter chavs after me :cry:

[MyNovaSr]

I'm down at least 80mm and never caught a speed bump :thumb:

[Nova_Tek]

60mm will be fine mate but it will be alot harsher then a 40mm drop due to the springs needing to be harder/stiffer. Which means in London where theres shhhh loads of speeds bumps and potholed roads bumpier ride over potholes, slow right down for speed bumps, Nova's rattle otherwise it wouldnt be a Nova but expect a bit more. if you dont mind that sorta thing then go for it.

Handling will be much better though.

Maybe some arch mods on a 60 drop if the offset isnt the optimum.

Get proper quality springs and shocks dude.

[ade]

for my 10p's worth - get a full kit - not springs on their own - they'll fall out and you'll experience CRAP handling.

Only issue with dropping 60mm is the camber will be out and you'll go through tyres faster (inner wall on front wheels) - corners really well though...providing youve got the right offset wheels otherwise yo8ure tramlining everywhere!

and for super stiffness - strut brace it and poly bush the suspension...