Nova/ChevyII Subframe Install - Gettin' A Handle On It

The new tubular lower control arms slide right into place. The rearpivots fit into the original control arm mounting flanges, and thefronts into the mounting flanges on the new crossmember.

CPP also supplies a new set of alignment cams and bolts for use at therear control arm mounting point.

For the initial install, it's best to set the adjusting cams in theneutral or centered position; the frontend shop will make finaladjustments during the alignment phase.

Here you can see the crossmember and control arms in place. The CPPsystem is so at home and so much more logical a setup than the originaldesign that it's a wonder GM engineers didn't figure this out in thebeginning.

CPP includes a pair of their heavy-duty lower ball joints in thestandard kit, but for the minimal additional investment we'd suggest theDeluxe kit that comes complete with upper control arm bushings, upperball joints, 1.5-inch-lowered coil springs, spring perches, and shocksin addition to the main components. Heck, if you're doing the job, youmight as well do it right and be done with it once and for all.

With the assembly in place and the upper control arms and coil springsinstalled, the next step is to drop in the heavy-duty shocks supplied inthe Deluxe kit.

...TheMini Subframe accommodates both the factory sway bar and aftermarket1-inch-diameter bars (1 1/8-inch bars will not work) to get the maximumperformance from your new setup.

As we stated earlier, this subject Nova got the full treatment. Inaddition to the hot new Mini Subframe kit it, also received a fresh pairof CPP dropped spindles and disc brake setup.

With the system installed, the last steps are to reconnect the steeringcontrols (and in this case the brake lines to the new calipers)...

...and thewheels and tires. After a quick trip to your local frontend shop, it'llbe time to hit the road and enjoy your Nova like you never have before.