Mk2 escort front suspension, help required 😭 pics now included 😄

[X flow Eddie]

Have maniged to sort the picture problam so here goes ..... 

[mpdevelopments.uk]

WOW,  that is a running a lot of castor on those struts as they are fitted, can you fit steering arm if you jack strut up , as at now its on full extension, and once on road will only ever reach that on a flat out yump. as the suspension will compress to correct height once wheel is fitted and back on ground.  you can pack antiroll bar out abit ( washers between TCA )to bring strut a bit backwards, just wondering

Edited June 29, 2021 by mpdevelopments.uk

[X flow Eddie]

I think i have ended up with a badly reproduced twin cam arb to be honist, i have seen and worked on plenty of mk2 rally cars and have never seen anything with that much castor ever !! I thought the brackits were wrong for a start so i got a pair from gp4 fabrication and it made no difference.  I think i will have buy on of there matching roll bars and see if it makes any difference.  I know you can space the tca's back with washers for fine adjustment but there is no way its going to bring that back to anything worth using ! Moral of the story is to stear clear of rally design bits in future 🤦‍♂️

[BIG G]

Bin it and get a Tension strut kit, best single suspension mod that i have done

 

[meXEco]

45 minutes ago, BIG G said:

Bin it and get a Tension strut kit, best single suspension mod that i have done

 

 

That's what i ended up doing.

[mpdevelopments.uk]

or you could fit compression struts, and do away with antiroll bar

[X flow Eddie]

Its only going to be a fast ( ish !) Road car , i feel that tension struts are a bit ott for what i am going to be using it for. The twin cam arb set up should be a more affordable way of makeing it handle better without spending a fortune.  

[meXEco]

16 minutes ago, X flow Eddie said:

 without spending a fortune.  

 

So far 2 sets of brackets and possibly 2 rollbars - how's the not spending a fortune working out lol...it should be straightforward tho i agree-unless you're fitting standard parts things can go wrong quickly.

[eeb43]

daft question! but! is the arb upside down?

[notenoughtime]

4 hours ago, X flow Eddie said:

Its only going to be a fast ( ish !) Road car , i feel that tension struts are a bit ott for what i am going to be using it for. The twin cam arb set up should be a more affordable way of makeing it handle better without spending a fortune.  

I fitted compression struts cost £130 posted