anglia

[old skool freestyler]

i have a 105e and i have some mk2 cortina struts complete will they fit straight on or will i need to alter them at all??? will they throw out the tracking at all and will all the stearing joints fit ?

[ZetecVan 2.0]

Mk2 Corty struts are usually modified so they're adjustable, which you'll have to do if you're planning on lowering it.

[old skool freestyler]

so it wont put out the stearing in any way

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

ZetecVan is right, I have spoken to Neil from 105speed about this before, but the Cortina Mk2 struts are the height for the Cortina, not the Anglia, which means the strut bodies need to be shortened. Obviously, after the bodies are shortened, the inserts will then need to be shorted as well, otherwise bottoming out will occur.

 

You can fit the struts as they are, but the chances are, the front of your Anglia will sit to high. You will alsio need adjustable track control arms as well, this is so the wheels can be set with the right amount of camber, I think the Anglia ones are to short, and the Cortina ones are to long.

 

As for steering arms, I am not sure, I think you can use the Anglia ones, but don't quote me on it. With a bit of luck, Neil will find this thread, he will tell you all you need to know.

 

If not, look him up on http://www.105speed.com

 

Hope this helps

[105Speed]

Its not quite as easy as that guys.

 

The springs are far too big to go in the Anglia strut towers so you would have to grind off the the MkII Cortina spring pans and graft on Anglia ones, OR make up a collar to sit in the MkII Cortina spring pan to take the Anglia coil spring.

 

Then you have the issue of the top mount, you will need to make a collar to take the cortina insert out to the same size as the Anglia one so it sits in the top mount properly.

 

 

The other problem you will have, is track control arms, the cast MkII Cortina arms are the perfect length... but very hard to find and blimmin expensive when you do.

 

You CANNOT use the pressed steel arms.

 

The other thing is the steering arms, if you fit the legs as they are, then your Anglia will have the turning circle of a MkII Cortina, the lock to lock will be poorer than the original Anglia and the steering will be slow, which is why Milton shorten the cortina ones and modify them to get the speed and the lock to lock back into the steering.

 

 

Best thing to do is use them as donors for a pair of the Milton legs and all these troubles will go away.

[old skool freestyler]

this car is causing me to many problems so im gona sell it and buy a mk2 cortina so if any one is thinking off selling one ill be looking in a couple of months

[old skool freestyler]

but cheers for all your help lads for finding all that out 4 me