Leaf springs

[harris horse power]

What's the best leaf spring to run on a mk1 escort that's using an English axle and will be used for pod and track plus wheres the best place to get them. I've been told to go for single leaf but I can only find them for a mk2.

 

Thanks Simon

[TILBROOK]

i used mk2 springs from gartac with mk2 rear hangers and grinded a tiny bit off the spring at the front. they fitted prefect

[nik_plant]

Mk1 single leaf springs what I've got. mk2 are to wide.

Grinding/cutting down the sides of a spring IMO don't sound like a great idea, but I have a few people do this

 

Il let you now were I got mine when I find the receipt

[samurai]

Gartac sell springs... im sure they make them in house to

[harris horse power]

Mk1 single leaf springs what I've got. mk2 are to wide.

Grinding/cutting down the sides of a spring IMO don't sound like a great idea, but I have a few people do this

 

Il let you now were I got mine when I find the receipt

 

Thanks if you could let me no where you got them from that will be great

[TILBROOK]

Mk1 single leaf springs what I've got. mk2 are to wide.

Grinding/cutting down the sides of a spring IMO don't sound like a great idea, but I have a few people do this

 

Il let you now were I got mine when I find the receipt

 

Thanks if you could let me no where you got them from that will be great

the ones gartac sell are not quite 60mm there about 55mm and what you grid off is minor, they are £130.i rang every single number in classic ford mag and on the web no one makes them no more. gartac said they also grid them down to

[harris horse power]

Looks like i may have to go down that route then. How much would you say you had to grind off?

[TILBROOK]

Looks like i may have to go down that route then. How much would you say you had to grind off?

about 1.5mm off each edge. i also used early capri bushes on the front hangers which would have been used on a 50mm springs .

[nik_plant]

I got mine from west Wales rally spares 01559 363731. U may be right and they may not make them any more I got mine a couple of years ago