mk2 escort atlas axle

[slimrs]

im putting a yb turbo in my mk2 and was led to believe the english axle wouldnt cope with the power and i would need an atlas. at the minute i havent got the money to buy a good one and some one told me that if i can find one from a mk1 capri they are the same width.

 

ive seen this on ebay and wondered if it would do the job until some funds come in for a better one, do all mk1 capris have atlas axles? apparently it is 54 inches from drum to drum

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=004

[bomber1]

looks like an english axle to me

[Vista]

It's hard to be sure from that photo angle, but that looks like an English axle to me. The Atlas from a mk1 Capri that you want is a Mk1 3 litre axle.

 

It's not absolutely necessary to go to an Atlas axle there are things that can be done to improve the strength of the English. The Atlas is also a lot heavier.

 

Plus don't forget it's not power that breaks axles it's grip. If you're going to super wide tyres you'll need to upgrade your axle but if you're staying relatively standard you'll probably be ok with the english

[slimrs]

looks like an english axle to me

 

i had a funny feeling it was, thanks mate

[bomber1]

looks like an english axle to me

 

i had a funny feeling it was, thanks mate

 

like vista said it aint the best angle to see for sure. better to ask than end with a lump of tat that aint worth s##t

[slimrs]

It's hard to be sure from that photo angle, but that looks like an English axle to me. The Atlas from a mk1 Capri that you want is a Mk1 3 litre axle.

 

It's not absolutely necessary to go to an Atlas axle there are things that can be done to improve the strength of the English. The Atlas is also a lot heavier.

 

Plus don't forget it's not power that breaks axles it's grip. If you're going to super wide tyres you'll need to upgrade your axle but if you're staying relatively standard you'll probably be ok with the english

 

thanks mate, ill have to see what happens, just see it on ebay and thought it might be worth a go, still not sure whether to arch it or not yet so not sure about wheels and tyres

[Dom]

Like vista said it's grip that breaks things not power. I've got an english in the back of my mk1 capri, i'm on the look out for a atlas but i'm not too bothered at the moment. I've got cheap wallowy tyres that squidge and squirm all the time, adds to the fun

[jay]

defo looks like and english to me too.....

 

but it is a bit of a cack pic...

[mossy]

a mk3 1.6capri has an atlas!

[Vista]

a mk3 1.6capri has an atlas!

 

But they're much wider than the mk1 Capri axles, I remember a friend of mine fitting a mk3 axle to his mk1 not realising they were different widths, The results were comical

[mossy]

a mk3 1.6capri has an atlas!

 

But they're much wider than the mk1 Capri axles, I remember a friend of mine fitting a mk3 axle to his mk1 not realising they were different widths, The results were comical

 

i stand corrected...I never knew that either!

[Dom]

But they're much wider than the mk1 Capri axles, I remember a friend of mine fitting a mk3 axle to his mk1 not realising they were different widths, The results were comical

 

Yup. I'm pretty sure a standard Wide Atlas is 52", the Mk1 Capri is called a Narrow Atlas at 50" and a Baby is 48".

[Arched Escy]

Were baby atlas' standard in any cars?

[Dom]

Not that I know of. Them rally boys like them

[Retromotorsport]

Were baby atlas' standard in any cars?

 

Only in a few Mk2's for export only .. the later export cars came with a Salisbury Type Koln axle and this wasnt ready in time so they fitted babies to the cars, the Koln is about the same strength as the English (timken type) Sameish size internals hence the same strength/weakness

 

That axle is an English .. Breather on center section not on tube like an Atlas.. 50" flange to flange, (2" drums, hence 54") all Mk1's had those except the 3L one which were the Salisbury Atlas Type of 50" F to F