help with rear springs

[pie]

my nova is fully striped out only got buckets in it. problem is i got 60mm springs on the back and it aint sitting lower enough plus i got coil overs on them front. any ideas what i can do

[Pistol Pete]

What shocks are you running? Standard shocks with 60mm springs wont give a full 60mm drop. Also if the front coilovers are wound to there lowest, this will raise the rear slightly.

[pie]

i got shortened gmax rear shocks n 60mm springs and the coil overs are not all the way down

[Pistol Pete]

When you say its not sitting low enough..pics? What size wheels you got?

[novaxe235]

buy some 80mm rears then

[pie]

im running cavy slabs on 195 50 15 and u can see about an inch n half of the tyre i also got compomotive alloys with offset et35 havent put them on yet

[pie]

buy some 80mm rears then

wear can i buy 80mm from

[Pistol Pete]

Somewhere like coilsprings can make some. Not sure of you can just "buy" them? Have a look in for sale section aswell.

[Dirtydog1]

take the springs out and run it on the bump stops. lol
just kidding, you can weld the backing plate for the stub axle up higher, ive done it to my corsa when i fitted rear discs and it looks slammed but without sacrificing suspension travel. 60mm springs plus 25mm higher subs = 85mm i guess

[pie]

dirty dog any pics of your corsa

[Dirtydog1]

dirty dog any pics of your corsa

tonnes mate, got a whole builds worth of pics but cant get them on here because my tiny pea brain doesnt know how :cry:

[pie]

thas gutting i realy wnted to see them

[Pistol Pete]

See here for how to post pics...http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showpost.php?p=459009

[Dirtydog1]

See here for how to post pics...http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showpost.php?p=459009

my 1st attempt, thanks for the advice

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss74/dirtydog25/SP_A0267.jpg

[Dirtydog1]

to my amazment....it worked :)
il dig out the other pics and maybe start up a thread! cheers

[craig green]

Most rear springs don't lower a Nova enough by modern standards. The cars handle best typically with some front rake (fr ride height lower than rear) however the trend in UK is to run the cars as low as possible, with a level stance.

Custom springs can be ordered from www.coilsprings.co.uk

[pie]

what lump is in your corsa

[Leeboo]

Novas can handle pretty well when they are down bit more at the back than front aswell.

If I was you I'd go for some 90mm springs from coilsprings.co.uk, should sit level then if the fronts down about 60mm.

[craig green]

Lets not confuse the word handling with a lowered centre of gravity & tyre grip. The rear end will squat down slightly under acceleration anyway, so if you live with the rear end looking a tad higher than the front when staring at the car side on, down at the drive-through, it's likely it will corner & behave a bit better, aswell as less likely to scrub tyres on arches etc.

Or if it has to be 'decked' just whack some -90mm rear springs in it & never mention 'handling' again.

[pie]

sounds good to me thanks guys

[Dirtydog1]

what lump is in your corsa

1.6 se with my custom made upside down manifold and 25 garrett :thumb: