Wheel problem

[escort greg]

Hi just wondered if any one had any ideas.... nothing short of having my axle shortened again

 

 

 

[Gareth]

You can only shorten the axle TBH,

 

Or fit a 105E casing

 

Or try trimming back the arch lips,

but I personally wouldn't do that...

[Jelly]

I can't make out what car that is..

 

[Gareth]

Mk1 Escort

[escort greg]

Its a mk1 escort and im well pissed...new it would be tight but....

[Gareth]

It's a common thing m8.

 

A lot of people get their axles shortened or the fit

Anglia axles with longer studs & spacers.

 

Or

 

They grind/roll/trim the arch lips where possible

[w p e]

get the back of the wheel turned out by about 15mm this should help

[Gonzo]

BUBBLE ARCHES!!!!

[escort greg]

Yeah thats a good idea cheers... i could properly get my discs skimmed as well although its looking like ya say im gonna have to get axle shortened again gutted

[escort greg]

Bubbles NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[CéDriC]

Golf front arch.

[Vista]

I hate to state the obvious but why fit 7J wheels in the first place? 6J do just fine.

[escort greg]

Hey its about personal taste yes 6j are fine but i fancied 7j

[Vista]

Hey its about personal taste yes 6j are fine but i fancied 7j

 

Fair do's just means you're going to have to solve the problems that come with it. But 15mm sounds like a lot to machine off the back of the wheel, that'll reduce it's strength quite substantially. I'd say shortening your axle is your only bet.

[escort greg]

Many thanks everyone looks like axle chop coming up cheers

[James HPE Motorsport]

you say shorten your axle again? meaning you have already shortened it once right? if so, by how much?

 

You can shorten your axle by an inch either side and use mk1 cortina halfshafts and you are sorted! (i have some spare half shafts if you need them)

 

7J's on a mk1 were always going to be tight, let alone with a disc conversion aswell!!!

 

And if they are superlites your running then the maximum you can have machined off the back is only about 4mm before you start eating into the steel inserts for the nut seats!!!

 

hope this helps

[V8ian]

Escort Greg, you have PM

[Steve Edwards]

I've dune it, with out changing the axle. If you want any help PM me.

 

 

[escort greg]

Cheers guys problem is im running a atlas lsd which was a 52 inch that i had altered to a 48 inch when i had it done i should have had it chopped a bit more and the cost was so wanted to avoid doing it again...and i need an atlas with the engine im running

[Vista]

What engine are you running? It's not the engine that breaks axles, it's the grip. You can put hundreds of horse power through an english, if you're only on 185 tyres it'll spin the wheels up long before you approach the point of breaking it.

[escort greg]

i did run an english axle for a while with cossy power and it was fine... but i thought i would change it for an atlas just for piece of mind and a better ratio and even with small wheels i get traction and ive got disks on the rear if that makes a difference for clearance and fast eddy your motor looks awesome

[Guest MK1gaz]

 

That looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet