2009/10/02 16:59:38
Pansy
i've got close to two inches of travel. I think its because i used escort struts instead of the cortina ones.
2009/11/02 17:17:32
550hp mk2 cortina
yeah it must be the escort struts. I have about 2 inches too and my car sits a fair bit lower than yours.

What sort of paint is that on your car? 2 pac... enamel ??
2009/02/13 16:42:47
Pansy
Yeah thats what i think it is with the struts, mind its certainly worth it changing to rack and pinion. The paints 2pac about 13 years old too.
2009/02/13 18:59:25
escortinadriver
quote:
Originally posted by Pansy

mind its certainly worth it changing to rack and pinion.


Did you do the changeover yourself? Difficult?

Shaun
2009/02/14 16:23:14
Pansy
Yeah, we did and now we know what to do it is pretty straight forward but finding how do to it from scratch was interesting.
2009/02/17 14:13:12
escortinadriver
It's something I have always wanted to do, but have never found a detailed enough description of how.... Did you use all of the shelf bits or was there machining required?

Shaun
2009/02/17 18:25:10
Pansy
The only custom made bit is the steering rack mounts and the steering coloumn had to be resplined. Other than that all off the shelf. Would recommend shortening the escort struts for better travel.
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