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bettley
05-02-10, 01:39 PM
I have a c20xe nova, whats the best way to get the best handling out of it ?
Connor
05-02-10, 01:49 PM
steer it (lol)
Pete
05-02-10, 01:49 PM
steer it

Lmfaoo lol :thumb:
vaughanmc
05-02-10, 01:50 PM
lol

Maybe some coilovers, decent tyres ?
GRUNT 16V
05-02-10, 01:59 PM
LOWER YOUR TIE ROD BRACKETS ABOUT 20/25 mm helps loads
ianglanister
05-02-10, 02:00 PM
what wheels? all 3 of my nova's have been dropped one 40mm and two 60mm sat on the gsi wheels and they handled like little go karts and were very good fun i didnt have expensive tyres but the more expensive you go with the tyres the better it will be all round
Adam
05-02-10, 02:05 PM
What suspension/wheels/tyres have you got?

If its on 17s with Nankang tyres and on Gmax 60mil springs then it wont handle too well
Jon_nova1
05-02-10, 02:06 PM
i have pirelli p zero nero
bettley
05-02-10, 02:19 PM
it has vauxhall tigra wheels at the mo 185/55/15's on good tyres, lowered 40mm on springs standerd shocks, no tie bar or anything
Lee
05-02-10, 02:21 PM
Get some gas struts instead of the standard oil filled ones, and remove the front ARB. Thats a good start.
Edd
05-02-10, 02:39 PM
remove the front ARB.

why ?

surely that helps, :confused: iv always hated driving a nova with no front arb, awful cornering.
Jack
05-02-10, 03:00 PM
It will skip round corners, assuming it has super stiff suspension on
Gibbo
05-02-10, 03:44 PM
it has vauxhall tigra wheels at the mo 185/55/15's on good tyres, lowered 40mm on springs standerd shocks, no tie bar or anything
get some 195/45 or 40 15's that will help some what
Lee
05-02-10, 06:11 PM
why ?

surely that helps, :confused: iv always hated driving a nova with no front arb, awful cornering.

Agreed if its a smallblock. Setting up a bigblock is a tad different though.

Provided you stiffen up the suspension first, removing the ARB allows the car to bite the corners better. As Jack said, if you keep the front end too stiff, not enough weight transfers to the outside wheel when cornering, which means the extra weight of the 2.0 pushes horizontally, causing understeer.

Long and short of it, stiffer struts with no ARB is better than softer struts WITH an ARB. Ive found in the past a 2.0 responds far better to a stiff rear end and a reasonably supple front end.