any one know???

[rusty82]

got offered a axle for £60 but the guy dont know what make it is? all i know is it is off a mk3 1.6 gt any ideas guys and girls?

[James HPE Motorsport]

Will be standard English type then!

[rusty82]

thank you kind sir

[puddy]

If you are talking about an mk 3 gt tina,I would have thought it would have the

 

smaller type of Atlas,also found in some european mk2 escorts.

 

puddy

 

Ps. parts from these do not swap with capri type Atlas axles.

[rusty82]

thats the thing. im fitting a st170 lump but before i do i need to upgrade the running gear, kolin axle is way to week as ive killed that with my 1.6, ive got for the front capri 2.8 ebc disks and spacer plates for the calipers,but its the backend im worried about,i want to use it as my daily and the odd track days so any advice or help is more than welcome, i know its not going tobe no hotrod being a mk5 but it will be past on to her indoors once my long long long term mk5 2 door project is done.

[deltamal]

The strongest axle is in the Mk5 2.3 Cortina estate's bigger tubes and brakes, Iv'e got one in mine with Cappa 3.0 slipper diff and Fostec half shafts, I've run over 300 brake through it on the strip with no problems.....

[Col-ashtonmobile]

As Malcolm says the 2.3 estate is the one to find , if its out of a manual fit the automatic solid void bushes , that helps it not twist when you give it some , unfortunately with the suspension set up you really have to stick with this axle type as english and atlas where designed for leaf springs

hope this helps

[rusty82]

As Malcolm says the 2.3 estate is the one to find , if its out of a manual fit the automatic solid void bushes , that helps it not twist when you give it some , unfortunately with the suspension set up you really have to stick with this axle type as english and atlas where designed for leaf springs

hope this helps

ive polly bushed the whole car inc exhaust rubbers,burton springs and gaz shocks and with the 7x13 and yokos she handles rather well for a old barge and real easy to hold her sideways, but i believe thats why the kolin has chucked its toys out its pram.

[Col-ashtonmobile]

As Malcolm says the 2.3 estate is the one to find , if its out of a manual fit the automatic solid void bushes , that helps it not twist when you give it some , unfortunately with the suspension set up you really have to stick with this axle type as english and atlas where designed for leaf springs

hope this helps

ive polly bushed the whole car inc exhaust rubbers,burton springs and gaz shocks and with the 7x13 and yokos she handles rather well for a old barge and real easy to hold her sideways, but i believe thats why the kolin has chucked its toys out its pram.

 

gotta be the 2.3 estate axle then mate

[deltamal]

In addition, I got Steve Taylor to 5 link mine and fit coilovers, it was polybushed already, dosent tramp under full power and goes round corners on rails!