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Been messing about with the Nova today.
Took old suspension off
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/[IMG]ht...L/Image020.jpghttp://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...L/Image020.jpg
A bit low lol
Then put coilovers on. Passenger side doesn't catch but it does on the drivers side so going to get the hammer out next time
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...L/Image021.jpg
Also came across a big problem when my mate marc went to put the bottom pulley on... It catches on the chassis! :mad:
It was the same one used on my XE, the only thing changed since then is I'm using f18 instead of f20, would that be the reason why engine is not sitting the same as before?
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The engine will move alot on the mounts, loosen off the bolts and you might find the engine will move over to wards the n/s, which will give you more clearance.
Has the pic in the sides above been repainted? Paint looks very flat and nice.
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I think I now know why pulley was catching, it was fitted the other way round lol
And the whole car was resprayed last year Benn :thumb:
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Looking good mate.
David.
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Cheers david :thumb:
Btw I forgot to mention, these coilovers are not the short bodied ones and I was a bit worried they might not be low enough, I tried them on the lowest setting and it was stupidly low :eek:, then raised it about 70mm and its about right now
so in other words there is no need for short bodied version
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You raised 70mm from the lowest setting, or the car is sitting -70mm now? Very tempted by some in the new year if funds allow..
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That mega low pic above is without any suspension, GAZ on lowest setting is just a bit higher, so low its not drivable because tyre is jammed on the arch
I didn't take a pic of after raising it up, I will next time I'm at the unit :thumb:
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It's a case of piston movment tho... Hence the shorter bodies.. Glad you got the pulley sorted...
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coilovers look good fella did look cool with no suspesion on though lol
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True, the pic of them fitted shows it fully wound down and as you can see its almost on the bump stops
but now 70mm higher there is plenty of suspension travel :)
