HELP NEEDED ASAP!!!!!

[antz]

ok ive had the escort lowered by inches.

 

just put on my new wheels 13x5.5 inch and im using 185/60 tyres.

 

BUT

 

on one side i have about an inch from the rear wheel arch to the tyre an on the other i have about 1cm!!!!

 

whats wrong

[Posse]

all escort axles are off set m8

[antz]

why!?

 

and i have a bad feeling my tyre is going to rub on my arch!

 

any ideas

[Wessie]

helps go round corners

[antz]

any way i can stop it rubbing my arch though

 

 

i think its gonna rub cos its so close and as soon as i get anyone in the back its gonna grind away!

[V8ian]

Good reason to fit a Panhard rod

[antz]

its on the list

 

so it should be like that then?

[Wessie]

did you lower it using lowering blocks? or de-cambered springs?

[antz]

de-cambered springs

[antz]

so a panhard rod kit would solve it?

 

how much should i be looking to pay for one and how hard are they to fit?

[mk2 stu]

Mate yer you need a panhard, you got to centre up the axle and then fit the panhard, rememberiing that it will still move to the off side very slightly as the axle rises and falls.

 

get it lined up, fit the panhard and dont worry yourself bruv!

[mk2 stu]

oh and go look at rally design for one, they're a piece o piss to fit, just make sure your rod bar is parralel to the floor when the car is rested on its springs!

[Jay_harrier]

If you're really concerned you could roll the edges of the arch but I'm not a fan of it - the paint normally cracks & creates a water trap.

 

Has the axle settled into the correct position? might be worth jacking it up slackening off the u-bolts, giving it a wiggle, then nip them up & check again.

 

The Squires guys (RACE) do a high quality panhard rod kit at £72 + P&P, no website though.

[antz]

cheers guys!

 

gonna order a panhard rod kit asap!

 

also found out the arch lip is rather large yet not big enoguh to do anything and ill try the u-bolt trick

 

do i just slacken them off and tighten them again?