Thanks mate.
 
 

I already have hubs at 2 suppliers in the UK.
The costs are basically double what the regular ones are and I have to buy 50.
If there were 15 people willing to put their hand up for a set I would make it happen. 

It's not gonna beat me
As a last resort I will sleave the stub axle as per Hak067.

Hi Matt
A little messing around is worth the savings I'm affraid.
I'm getting there

Id go some 2.8i struts and hubs from the UK.. shipping was a bit (around $200au as i recall) but everything still turned out reasonable. 
If you look on the fleabay there are usually some decent bargains if your lucky..
eg: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...e3#ht_500wt_1211 
 
I found this the best option as its just the best way to go from the start. And if/when I'm after alloy hubs its a doozey..
Mine went from like the above link.. to now for not too much cost. Shock and coil over kit from motorsport-tools. 


 

I meant compared to having hubs made up like SMCKA was talking about, as no alloy hub from the UK will fit Australian Escort hubs. (Twincam and 3.0 Capri may be different).
Capri 2.8i struts obviously weren't available in Australia, so they need to be sourced from the UK. Ebay you can find them quiet easily, like the example i gave in my last post which included hubs and even brakes. 
But once you have them, then alloy hubs are readily available in either group1 or group4 etc. Larger shock body, larger stub axle, larger bearings etc. And in my opinion if your going to the extent of getting alloy hubs, which for me id only do on a very serious road or track car, you might as well do everything and be done with it.
For road car though i don't see the benefit of alloy hubs anyway so Aussie 2litre struts are perfect.

evobda2

I meant compared to having hubs made up like SMCKA was talking about, as no alloy hub from the UK will fit Australian Escort hubs. (Twincam and 3.0 Capri may be different).
Capri 2.8i struts obviously weren't available in Australia, so they need to be sourced from the UK. Ebay you can find them quiet easily, like the example i gave in my last post which included hubs and even brakes. 
But once you have them, then alloy hubs are readily available in either group1 or group4 etc. Larger shock body, larger stub axle, larger bearings etc. And in my opinion if your going to the extent of getting alloy hubs, which for me id only do on a very serious road or track car, you might as well do everything and be done with it.
For road car though i don't see the benefit of alloy hubs anyway so Aussie 2litre struts are perfect.

 
If Smcka did them at twice his current price, a pair of hubs would be about $550.  That's a pretty penny, but getting struts from the UK can't be cheap, or at very least, the postage wouldn't be, so I do wonder about the economics of changing them too.  Fixing up these cheap cars sure can get expensive!