Eccentric topmount or compression struts with droplink

[JP.]

Had some tin worm issues on my mk1 Capri so I had to replace the front crossmember ( not the one thats holds the steeringrack but the one below the radiator) Had to replace some parts of the front chassisrails to.

Point is I might have lost some of my reference points castor wise.

On a Capri the ARB holds the track control arms meaning castor & camber are fixed and not adjustable. The ARB is mounted on the front crossmember& chassisrail. While those fixing points might not "factory" accurate anymore ( I did my best measuring everything up before cutting the rot out and welding the new parts in..) I could take the opportunity to upgrade to something more fancy....

I could upgrade to eccentric topmounts as a replacement of my rollertops.....

Or go for compression struts with a drop link kit to refit my 24mm ARB instead.

 

Front suspension at the moment...standard Capri legs with rare Bilstein upgraded inserts ( yup not Bilstein legs !!)

190lb -2" classic road springs.

Escort roller tops ( the real ones..)

24mm ARB

 

Weld inn adjustable top plates is not an option.

 

So I could ignore the problem I might have or upgrade to something more fancy now.

Capri RS had optional compression struts...

While this kit is still available but very very very expencive I was thinking of upgrading to Escort compression struts..

with this droplink kit ( not a clue how it fits yet )

While eccentric top mount may just do the trick ?????

 

Any advice welcome.

 

Regards JP

[ratman]

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