sentra Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 like oem oil only old mazda stuff, the gland nut for lack of a better name is also the extension limit/outer bumpstop iirc. but a peice of pipe regardless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_esKYmo_ Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Thought this might be the best place to bring this topic back up... I put 2 inch drop springs in front of my escort panelvan with new monroe inserts and after 100 kms they fuct out... I assume because they weren't shortened. Monroe are replacing them so all good... Having read this and seen the drop the springs give I would like a bit more so am thinking of cutting a coil off and getting the shocks shortened 2.5 or 3 inches instead of just 2 inches. Any suggestions if this would be the way to go? I will be flaring the guards also. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 did you cut the bumpstops, add smaller ones, or remove them? the suspension needs to bottom out on the bumpstop and not the shock. if it bottoms out on the shock it will fuck out most shocks real quick. the shock needs to be short enough to make the spring captive and have enough compression travel remaining that you hit the bumpstops before bottoming out the shock or the aforementioned rooting will happen. cutting of springs is technically not legal for the road, so if you do that and the wof guy notices or your go for a cert it wont fly. Putting that aside (say we were talking about a track car) it depends on the spring seat design whether is an issue or not, some cars have spring ends finished natural which is the same as cut, some have the ends bent flat, some have the ends ground flat. basically is the end is natural it will be the same as cut and no issue, but if its flattened or ground then its not going to sit right and will likely cause you problems. no idea about what the setup in an escort is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_esKYmo_ Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 did you cut the bumpstops, add smaller ones, or remove them? the suspension needs to bottom out on the bumpstop and not the shock. if it bottoms out on the shock it will fuck out most shocks real quick. the shock needs to be short enough to make the spring captive and have enough compression travel remaining that you hit the bumpstops before bottoming out the shock or the aforementioned rooting will happen. cutting of springs is technically not legal for the road, so if you do that and the wof guy notices or your go for a cert it wont fly. Putting that aside (say we were talking about a track car) it depends on the spring seat design whether is an issue or not, some cars have spring ends finished natural which is the same as cut, some have the ends bent flat, some have the ends ground flat. basically is the end is natural it will be the same as cut and no issue, but if its flattened or ground then its not going to sit right and will likely cause you problems. no idea about what the setup in an escort is. Had a look and we couldn't see any bumpstops at the front. Spoke to a mate who has owned a few mk2s in the past and he doesn't think there are meant to be any in the front... anyone else able to confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Your mate is wrong, they have a dongle thingee like this stock. So this is most likely your problem. Easy fix though. But I would shorten the new ones as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Anyone lowered front end of mk1 Cortina here? Need to know if they all have the crossmemebr with the side wings which hold the bumpstop or do some crossmemembers have bumstop elsewhere? Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispen Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 qucik question. lowering the esk by 2", probs a smart move to replace shocks? owened car for 3 years, dont when when they were last done.. brought off some teenager so i wouldnt think he woulda done it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 New shocks make all the difference. If you can, get uprated shocks too. Stiffer springs + OEM spec shocks = all the yucks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66gt Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Cheapest way is lowering blocks in the back and then jack up the front and get the gas cutting torch out. Do one cut each side and pull out the bit of spring you just cut off. Lower jack bounce the front up and down a couple of times and if not low enough repeat the fore mentioned steps until the right height. Probably get pink stickered first time out though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispen Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Yeah i put blocks in the back then went to do the front only to realise the guy gave me Capri springs... now I'm driving a rocket ship until other springs turn up. When going over a semi severe Bump I hear a nice clank from the back. I'm guessing that's my shocks bottoming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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