rear nova strut brace + support beams please help!?

[snypa]

.. Hi does anyone know where I can buy a REAR brace for a nova GTE, snd the support bars which go from the struts up to the roof by the drivers/passenger seats?? Ive been looking on the net for an hour and no 1 has them in stock! Thanks a lot help appreciated as needed to finish project!

[Stuart]

you mean a roll cage?! for the "support bars"



as for a rear brace make one ;)

[mowgli]

the problem with the rear strut brace is that the rear shock absorbers don't take that much load, the rear springs do all of the work and they are located straight onto the chassis legs.

If you are looking for a purely cosmetic solution, then use 40mm plastic sink/bath drain pipe from the DIY store. It doesn't weigh much, is easy to work & is cheap.

[Stuart]

do like a lot of people have and weld/bolt a brace between the shock pillars. jsut to be sure they wont move

[Alex]

the problem with the rear strut brace is that the rear shock absorbers don't take that much load, the rear springs do all of the work and they are located straight onto the chassis legs.
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Unless you have proper rear coilovers

[mowgli]

I can't actually see how coilovers will do any good on a standard rear beam setup. I appreciate that they are usually adjustable for exact ride height, but that's only relevant on a race car.
If the rear end was converted to a fully independant setup, then the idea sounds better.

Moving the springs to the shock absorber mounting position causes enough problems with the geometry and spring rates, let alone the need to modify & strengthen the whole rear arch assembly, & the loading on the rear end is still purely vertical, as opposed to the front where the loading is 360 degree. thus the fitting of a rear strut brace is still cosmetic, unless it is part of a competition roll cage assembly, & they are usually diagonally braced.

[m.d.]

I can't actually see how coilovers will do any good on a standard rear beam setup. I appreciate that they are usually adjustable for exact ride height, but that's only relevant on a race car.
If the rear end was converted to a fully independant setup, then the idea sounds better.

Moving the springs to the shock absorber mounting position causes enough problems with the geometry and spring rates, let alone the need to modify & strengthen the whole rear arch assembly, & the loading on the rear end is still purely vertical, as opposed to the front where the loading is 360 degree. thus the fitting of a rear strut brace is still cosmetic, unless it is part of a competition roll cage assembly, & they are usually diagonally braced.

causes no problems at all. ill ive done fora piece of mind is stitch welded the rear arch and shock mounting, the coilovers i have (avo) are not the best by any means but i can set them up to every situation easily and when i convert the car to rear wheel drive next year i can hang the escort beam from them.
also how can it cause problems with spring rates anyway. you just get someone who can set up suspension properly to select the correct weights like you would have to with any car.
you are very true in saying that its only realevent for a race car set up tho but in many caces some of us like to visit the track for a thrash occasionally but use the car for a to b too like me so like the adjutability you get with coilovers

[mowgli]

M.D. Why would you fit an escort rear axle? why not an independant setup? There was a bloke in CCC who fitted an imprezza rear end to a rwd rover200. it seemed to work well.

[General Baxter]

can you just get the bit the goes round, i dont want the bit that goes down to the rear arches,

can this be done?


EDIT: ay up! funny new thread! :lol:

[m.d.]

M.D. Why would you fit an escort rear axle? why not an independant setup? There was a bloke in CCC who fitted an imprezza rear end to a rwd rover200. it seemed to work well.

too much effourt for not much of a gain. and the best handling mk 2 escorts still use the solid rear beam. and to be fare the idipendant set up would weigh loads and be more things to brake when going sideways. which will bw what it spends most of its time doing lol