G`day guys
I`m working on a streetable escort that i could also use for rally and hillclimb events.
What sort of spring weights would you recommend?
Cheers all
Troppo

Depends on the motor your using (well the weight and power of it) and over all suspension setup.
But most will say 190-225lb front springs for a sporty road car which is a firmer ride. Some of the serious guys running up to 275lb in the hill climbs and track. Ill be starting with the 225lb with my mk1 escort.
 
Rear you don't want them too hard. As escorts are much lighter in the rear than the front. And too hard will make it skitterish on uneven road surfaces. From memory around 150lb id look to start with.
 
 

Thanks for that Evobda
I`n building a mkII 2 door with a mild pinto in it. I think i`ll start somewhere between your min set weights and go for 170 or so

Go 190lb front springs for a pinto. Tends to be the proven weight. 170lb about tends to be more for a kent motor.

Thanks again mate for the wisdom, 190`s it is

streetable or daily driven??
I have a hillclimb car that I drive on the road but only really to and from events. no rallies.
I run 275lbs fronts, mk1 with a pinto.
if I was going to drive it daily or more often I would think about going softer, but im going to go stiffer because its too soft on the track.
190 will be way too soft for the hillclimbs I think you will find, especially if your thinking about good tyres.
 

Thanks for that Gazz, i appreciate the experience your sharing. Mine will be a 50/50 road, rally/hillclimb so i think i might go with the softer springs.
Cheers
Troppo

If you can get some coilovers it will make you life easier then you can change the springs depending on what you are doing as you will find with the scope of what you want from your springs it will be a compromise across the board.
 
Coilover springs are dirt cheap too.
 
Cheers,
 
Matt 

Yep, got coil-overs going on all round with five link rear end

Do you intend to lower the car much? If you're planning on lowering the front a fair bit from standard height,( not knowing how low it is now from perhaps old sagged springs) I'd go for at least the 190lb/ins with a pinto.  If it's low you don't want to be on the bump stops under hard braking because of soft springs. You could always go a progressive rate spring with quality dampers to control.
rgds,
SFE