nova bottoming out everwhere!!

[Curtoise]

right this is reli getting on my t***, every speedbump or largish bump, my car scrapes on the manifold! its lowerd 40mm and has 14" wheels on. i dont understand it !! any help tips to get rid of this apart from putting the old stilt springs on??

[let_nova]

is the zorst hanging right?

[mowgli]

is it lowered 40mm from std, or 40mm from gte, which is 70mm in real life....

the pipe won't be sitting any lower than on any other nova, so either the exhaust is sitting wrong further back, or the car is sitting really low...

please post some pics.

[SR-Rally]

get car on ramps heat exhaust up and put jack under it and bend it up a lil ;) not ideal but will work a treat, had to do it on my old 12 car nova :D

[Curtoise]

hmmm brb im going to take some pics now,, hope the flash works ...

[Curtoise]

rite here are the pics, sorry they may not be clear, but its dark lol

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/007-4.jpg

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/006-7.jpg

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/005-8.jpg

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/004-6.jpg

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/003-9.jpg

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/002-10.jpg

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/001-9.jpg

[gunny]

Your exhuast is hanging too low, try getting some new rubbers and adjusting the sytem to bring it up a bit, definitely not sitting right.

[mowgli]

I think the suspension is running lower than 40mm

[Curtoise]

yeh i have been trying but my gay sixth form has them outside the school so i cant get in anywhere else. and there 2 huge ish one i always try and go on the curb to avoid them when nobodys around... but do you think new rubbers would help.

also i know its moved because its been vibrating on my back bumper, the muffler that is..

[gunny]

The gap between the arch and the front wheel isn't small enough to be 60mm, nor the back

[blue_peg_16v]

jesus you have load of ground clearence you should have mine lol

[Curtoise]

right this is reli getting on my t***, every speedbump or largish bump, my car scrapes on the manifold! its lowerd 40mm and has 14" wheels on. i dont understand it !! any help tips to get rid of this apart from putting the old stilt springs on??


:thumb::thumb::thumb:

[Curtoise]

jesus you have load of ground clearence you should have mine lol

yeh ok if your offering me your car "you should have mine" why not!!! ile pick it up this weekend :thumb:

[Stuart]

dosent look that low tbh.

sort the exhaust and drive over the bumps slower!

[AlexW]

I think the suspension is running lower than 40mm

Thats not 60 for sure.

[gunny]

jesus you have load of ground clearence you should have mine lol

Love to see him in my loon, swerving rain beetles! lol

[Curtoise]

rofl thats musta been low... but yeh i do go over incredible slowly and bail all my friends out of the car so its a bit higher.. its reli weird and irritating ile have a look at the rubbers tomorrow

[AlexW]

Mine used to hit like a **** with the cat (mines 60mm front, 40mm rear) and having to take it slow over speed bumps is gay.

Not much you can do tho, check the rubbers, its usualy the backbox one. Its a shame you cant twist the front section of a SPI exhaust, my SR exhaust has a flexi so i can twist it and get it in the right place to miss cat eyes....

[gunny]

My xe used to be fine, 60 front and 100 rear, never caught anything even with the mani and sump sniffing the tarmac.

Edit:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/DSC00516.jpg