twin cam anti roll bar

[ban1216]

Does a twin cam anti roll bar help with the handling at all on a mark2 escort

cos so far all i have found is bloody problems

I have just fitted larger tyres to the front and rear of my car cos i like the rally look and the 185 60 13s are rubbing on the wing at the front (ripped my mex spoiler to bits)

also found that the 175 50 13s fouled occasiona;lly

DO i need to alter something or is this normal

[escort21]

You need to fit a double width kit that brings the front of the anti roll bar forward a bit from what i can remember

[ban1216]

Got an anti dive kit fitted at the moment and my left hand wheel is at least 7 mm further forward according to my wheel to wheel measurements

Fitting a standard roll bar now to comparethe difference

[ban1216]

Ok i have finally got enough clearance on the front wheel now by shimming the antiroll bar bush on one side to pull the wheel backslightly

now both wheels measure the same from front to rear

Also had to modify the front wing at the bottom corner slightly with a tyre lever between the tyre and the wing to even the gaps up a bit

i suppose i will be painting it under the wheelarch again this weekend

[DarrenM]

The anti roll bar mounts are different. If you put a twin cam anti roll bar on the standard mounts you will move the wheel right forward as the bar is shorter.

Roy Nunn has the mounts needed. Tel 01299 877092

[ban1216]

Now when i removed the antiroll bar i compared it with the old one from the car and found that the one i had fitted is longer than the one that was on the car originally so from your last post i can only assume that i have a standard antiroll bar fitted at the moment and the one i have hung up in the garage must be a twincam one as it will pull the wheels forward by another 20 mm ish looking at it