Maaate... That sounds niiice. I need to get some Webbers on mine. Minds basically standard except lower and waiting for my steelies to come back from being banded... Soon when I've got some dollar saved up wouldn't mind a full respray
I will be using it for classic rallys it has full cage with diagonal, door bars bucket seats and harnesses skidded exhaust and a hydraulic handbrake in the centre of the car mk 2 escort bilstein rear shockers gaz fronts green stuff front pads on ebc discs poly bushed front end fuel and brake lines run inside and a sumpgaurd (yet to be made)
if it shows promise but lacks power I will treat it to a 130 bhp coltec engine
to think I nearly sold it a few months ago its certainly gone too far to sell it now !
I am using a ford English axle with a hybrid propshaft
try gartrac for springs they had a spring chart on their website but its changed this week! http://www.gartrac.com/index.html they had mine made as they where not in stock ordered Thursday arrived Tuesday the guys are really helpful
new springs are £27.00 each not worth getting unknown rated s/h ones off ebay imo
They sit in the cups perfectly and would pass mot no problem They are tight when off the car you only need to compress the spring a little to get the top cap and top mount I will be fitting small lowering blocks to the rear with a ford axle with lsd If your not in a rush I can let you know better in a few weeks when I finally get to Drive it !
Andyb.... I think you could be right about the 9''. Coz with the turret top screwed on there was plenty of slack in there. Do you know weather yours will pass the test with them ones (175lb)? Do they sit nicely in the cups?
And arrocuda... Thanks aswell, tryin to find them at -50mm is quite hard at the minute.probs my heap of **** phone is causing this lol.
Edited by - Mk3sceptreLuke on 09 Jul 2013 18:26:20
Right ok, so if I was to use these Sierra springs they'd be a definite pass for MOT and stay in place say if I was to change a wheel etc.
Yep..... the keeps hold them in place and even the ones that I bought which were the shortest I could find had to be compressed by about 20mm to wind the turret nut on. With -50mm springs they will be permanently compressed by about 40mm within the strut with no load on them. So even when the wheel is lifted off of the ground the springs are tight in the keeps.
Building the 'Mark II' fastback Rapier ('Arrocuda').
Mk3sceptreluke I have sorted mine by using rally mk2 escort rs springs rated at 175lb with a free length of 11" which just fit without spring clamps (can press down by hand) I think you may have mk1 rs sprimgs which are 9" free length which will be slack when fitted
Std rapier spring are 13" f/l unknown poundage (very soft prob 100lb ) mk2 rs 2000 std spring 130lb 11" f/l arch lip to floor 23" mk2 rs2000 175lb spring 11" fl arch lip to floor 24" the extra poundage giving a higher ride height
Gaz reconditioned the old struts for £168 pair inc return postage I haven't driven it yet but I am sure it will be ok
happy to help with any info you may need to help you decide
AS Jason said.... Ebay is always worth a shot as old stock new ones are often sold on there. If you just want to buy them at OEM prices then you can get them here.....
As far as I'm aware there are no build differences through the range apart from maybe the Cosworth 4x4, but I'm not a Ford expert so stick with the standard models and you should be Ok.
If you are looking for a 2" drop you need -50mm springs. You can get a bigger drop than this but they might be harder to find. I acheived -96mm by using a combination of spring and a lower profile tyre in order to enhance the drop and minimise possible clearance issues when cornering.
On the rear axle, as Martyn (UMU) pointed out, you need to be careful that it doesn't bottom out when you have passengers or extra weight in the boot. Easiest way around this is to add an extra leaf to the spring set if it is a problem.
Building the 'Mark II' fastback Rapier ('Arrocuda').
Help needed with lowering Mk3humber (UMU) (1992)
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