nova handling question
hi all after a good setup for the nova on the track, did well at the weekend but seemed to be a bit off body roll going round corners, not sure how low to go for a start as it is on coilovers but thinking it might be to high so what drop would people recommend? also thinking some new bushs all around to stiffen things up, is it worth polys? anything else people can recommend
Rear welded in strut-brace makes a noticable difference (well mine did on crappy suspension). Rear ARB can be helpful too but some people find it causes the rear to be too stiff and sometimes "skip".
Drop I would say 40-60mm depending on how smooth the track surface is. 40mm is good for fast road use aswell.
A full set of Bushes will stop the car flexing as much if you're still using worn standard ones
got front and back strut braces fitted, tracks are all good tracks, just been blyton and silverstone and felt the handling was not very good, so got another track day in october for anglesey car not really used on road either so more a track setup so 60mm? or lower than that?
Lower than 60 starts to go the opposite way with handling. Well, my Nova is 100mm on Bilsteins and handles really nice on smooth roads but ripples/bumps in the roads cause it to be slightly unstable. But at the same time I'm sure a Nova wide-tracked, 100m lowered with all the bells and whistles would handle brilliant.
Having recently taken off my Nova's rear beam and then taking the anti-roll bar out of it - I noticed how much flex the beam has without the bar - a scary amount! After seeing that I wouldn't want to run a Nova without one.Originally Posted by MK1_Ben
Are you getting more body roll at the rear? Perhaps go -40mm at the front and -60 at the back.car not really used on road either so more a track setup so 60mm? or lower than that?
i just felt like general body roll rely, went out in my friends car on the same track and realised the difference where it would stay flat mine would be flexing all over, did get use to it but would like to improve it good to know the arb does work though, any advise on bush,s? should i just use new standard ones, poly are they worth the extra money or can you get roller bush's?
Polybushes are what you want, major improvement over standard. I think you can get a set for the whole car for under £100 on the 'bay
Get some poly bushes from rally design, choice of 2 compounds. Came to about 35quid delivered i think it was
What coilovers have you got?
Nova without a rear ARB is a big no no IMO
they are spax rsx prob not the best coilovers in the world but will do, no front arb from what i can see, reading on other threads for track cars most recommend not running a front, how do you check if it has a rear arb?
also on the polybushes which ones would you recommend getting, a full kit insists of
Front Control arm, inner bush
Front Radius arm to chassis bush
Front Anti-roll-bar to radius-rod bush (dont think i would need these)
Rear Beam axle to chassis bush
Rear Beam Mounting Bush x 2
Front Wishbone Inner Bush x 2
Front Tie Bar To Chassis Bush x 2
would i need everyone?
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