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ashjones
10-04-11, 06:23 PM
hi all i know some of you will be able to help out.
my mates rallies a 1600cc 16v nova just shy of 200bhp quiafe box and lsd and is still using 1300 sr shafts its absolutely fine on tarmac but when he goes on the rough stuff the cvs just brake, is there shafts and joints out there to upgrade to with out spending mega money? its for a f13 box whats the options?

at the mo he has got avo coilovers all round, polybushed, standard front and rear a.r.b,standard lower arms ant tie bars, dunlop x12 and x22 tires and alloy top mounts.
is there any little trick mods he could to make it handle better again without spending daft money. i know he could rose joint front end but anything else cheers in advance ash

shed-on-wheels
10-04-11, 06:35 PM
use diesle or gte/gsi shafts?

ashjones
10-04-11, 06:37 PM
is there much difference in strength between them and sr?

TeddyThom
10-04-11, 06:37 PM
Front and rear strut brace?? Rears are easy to fabricate and can cost sweet f.a...

ashjones
10-04-11, 06:37 PM
sorry he already has them and cage

Mieran
10-04-11, 06:39 PM
Lower tie bar brackets

Also, try using the car without front ARB

ashjones
10-04-11, 06:45 PM
what ya mean by lower tie bar brackets?
does it really handle better without arb if so why lol

shed-on-wheels
10-04-11, 06:50 PM
they are fairly strong i had a let running on gte shafts in the past so dont see why not mate and they handle better as they arnt as stiff a car needs a bit of flex aswell

Mieran
10-04-11, 06:52 PM
Some info in the links below:

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=133056

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10982

ashjones
10-04-11, 06:54 PM
cheers fellas

Iain
10-04-11, 06:54 PM
For tiebar brackets... http://www.pro-tecmotorsport.com/partsDetails.cfm?id=87