pusherman Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 i got the coil over kit from trade me, but after getting a few bits from rally design it would seem i have bought a cast replica as aposed to the machined ally stuff rally design sell. still does the job. and i can always get rally design 1s sent over. id strongly advise buying from rally design direct the dollar is strong so it works out reasonably priced even with the postage, the parts are good quality, it only takes 6 days to get here and if they make a fuck up they fixit (sent me wrong rate springs so sent me correct 1s freebie and told me to keep the incorrect 1s) i initialy used them because they are in the town i grew up in and got all my bits for eskys b4 i moved here from them, but turns out they are GC's 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 dunno if it's any use, but capri struts are about an inch shorter than escorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 i think youll find it is a rally design one as they are cast and not made from billet. have a read here it will help you out. http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?60192-Coil-over-conversions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusherman Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 still no love coming from the new suspension, pass side has a horible spring binding noise when i push car up and down, and the driver side the metal bushes that runthru the bearing top mount seem loose in the bearing again when i push it up and down. this is frustrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 put up some pics of your set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandangles Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 if you "measure twice cut once" keeper springs are not necessary. however for your current situation i think they could be the answer. doing what beaver etc said is the correct way to do it, cut your strut tube down, run a shorter body shock, hey presto super slammed with the height wound fully up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drftnmaz Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 at your new desired "low" height you need to measure how much travel you have before you hit the bump stops, this needs to be at least about 35mm for FIRM spings, once you know this you can work backwards to see where you've gone wrong... if there is no clearance then you will not pass the cert anyway, in which case you need to shorten the strut casing and put a shorter bodied shock insert in, (then while your looking for a shock to suit you can get one with a shorter rod so also keeps your springs captive) what spring rates you running? cause i'd say anything over ~280pd will require keeper springs or you will not have enough droop to pass cert then once you've got it sitting low low, then you need to address the horrible angle all your ball-jhoints are going to be sitting at, i dunno what is available in the way of roll center adjusters for escorts but i'd say there's something available out there happy chassis grinding oh and d1 mule, its suspension you should measure at least 3 times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 keeper springs are super duper gay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 then once you've got it sitting low low, then you need to address the horrible angle all your ball-jhoints are going to be sitting at, i dunno what is available in the way of roll center adjusters for escorts but i'd say there's something available out there Unless you have Capri or very early mk1 susopension your fucked with shit ackerman angle. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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