axle help wot would u do ?????

[fatboycharlie]

just mocking up my new rear end need advice on anti tramp bars wot way would be best or would u do it another way ????

[turnover]

they would really need to be paralel to the chassis mate

[fatboycharlie]

they would really need to be paralel to the chassis mate

like the top pic ? doesent look paralel from the pic or would you make them longer ? like mount them near the spring bolt area?

[turnover]

arhh i see,, just how youve drawn 2nd pic ,yes they need to be longer but probably best to ask someone the length of standard ones as you dont want them too long but some do have a curve shap bar that actually bolts to that hole in the chassis

[fatboycharlie]

the hole is where the arb mounts think your thinking of an escort so i will hafto make my own kit as its going on a capri axle is ford 8.8 just trying to work out wot will b best

 

[turnover]

yes escort mate,best way would be 4 link it then you wont have any worries,obviously if your not running alot of power than trampbars will be fine ,but i suspect with an 8.8 you have something powerfull under the hood

[fatboycharlie]

yes escort mate,best way would be 4 link it then you wont have any worries,obviously if your not running alot of power than trampbars will be fine ,but i suspect with an 8.8 you have something powerfull under the hood

its a yb mate around 380-400 do you think i would be better with a 4 link ?

[turnover]

yes deffo mate if your running that power ,still leave the leaf springs they will be fine

[fatboycharlie]

i think i will keep the leaf springs for now and just have sum fun or i will never get it on the road lol

[turnover]

leaf springs will be fine mate

[fatboycharlie]

leaf springs will be fine mate

cheers would you use any other support or would you just leave it as it is

[turnover]

should be fine but if you want to put a panhard rod in then you can will help, and while you have the welder out you might aswell ,then its fit and forget ,there not expensive and you could fit the link kit from an escort

[fatboycharlie]

should be fine but if you want to put a panhard rod in then you can will help, and while you have the welder out you might aswell ,then its fit and forget ,there not expensive and you could fit the link kit from an escort

ok a kit like this and a panhard rod

[livewire7116]

ideally you need to put the axle under load before putting brackets on the axle, clamp axle to the springs then move the axle stands under the tubes to help

[fatboycharlie]

ideally you need to put the axle under load before putting brackets on the axle, clamp axle to the springs then move the axle stands under the tubes to help

thats the plan just like a kid at christmas had to see wot il looked like

[jamie956]

Used the same kit on my dads cortina estate tied into the rails, axle brackets on top also the diff needs to point down a couple of deg's.

 

To put that power down your going to need to 5 link it and do some axle mod's too.

[fatboycharlie]

Used the same kit on my dads cortina estate tied into the rails, axle brackets on top also the diff needs to point down a couple of deg's.

 

To put that power down your going to need to 5 link it and do some axle mod's too.

i think that is going to b the best 5 link but its a lot more work the axle is modifed its a ford 8'8 lsd narrowed with custom strange shafts 9"ford bearing ends i might leave it as it is for now or it will never get on the road