PIC REQUEST: Modified Escort Vans
08-08-2005, 11:32 AM
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Bloody hell, a few bob in there! Did it makes your ears bleed matey?!?!?!
Just trying to work out whether a decently kitted and painted mk5 or 6 van would look good enough to be a worthwhile project over a car......
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10-01-2009, 04:13 PM
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trying to work out how lol
11-01-2009, 06:34 PM
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My mate Scott is gonna blow his beans over these vans... he's not long got a MK6 and is planning to do a fair bit of work to it. This'll be going straight into his internet favorites. 
The white CSG one looks brilliant. I'd love a minted MK4 Combi Van to tool around in.
Cheers,
Grant
The white CSG one looks brilliant. I'd love a minted MK4 Combi Van to tool around in.
Cheers,
Grant
11-01-2009, 06:58 PM
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My mate Scott is gonna blow his beans over these vans... he's not long got a MK6 and is planning to do a fair bit of work to it. This'll be going straight into his internet favorites.
The white CSG one looks brilliant. I'd love a minted MK4 Combi Van to tool around in.
Cheers,
Grant
The white CSG one looks brilliant. I'd love a minted MK4 Combi Van to tool around in.
Cheers,
Grant
11-01-2009, 08:01 PM
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crikey... how old is this thread. any heres my diesel runaround
and this is how you lower them. you need to make a plate up, the put the rear axel ontop of the springs rater than under. then replace the u-bolts with normal bolts. if you want to go lower just put some box section between the sping & axel. heres a pick of how mine was done
and this is how you lower them. you need to make a plate up, the put the rear axel ontop of the springs rater than under. then replace the u-bolts with normal bolts. if you want to go lower just put some box section between the sping & axel. heres a pick of how mine was done
11-01-2009, 08:45 PM
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Am trying to fit alloys to my mk7 van ,195/60/15 but they catch the inside of the rear inner arch.Do you need to fit longer studs with spacers or is there something i,m missing ?
Also there fronts scrape on full lock.
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11-01-2009, 09:01 PM
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and this is how you lower them. you need to make a plate up, the put the rear axel ontop of the springs rater than under. then replace the u-bolts with normal bolts. if you want to go lower just put some box section between the sping & axel. heres a pick of how mine was done
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alright fella who made the rear bracket up for ya
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11-01-2009, 09:50 PM
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so whats stopin the axle from moving, there is no locator on top off the spring. i used capri 2.8 springs, and mk2 escort rear bilstein shocks fit a treat and better ride 
12-01-2009, 04:06 PM
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the locator peg is on the underside of the spring & the plate i had made has a hole in the middle for the peg to locate into. so it can't move. been like it for years with no probs. many people dont have anything to located the axel. just the tightness of the bolts to stop it moving & i've never even heard of anyone having problem with it mounted like that
12-01-2009, 04:20 PM
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hiya im kinda new to this heres a couple of my mk4 escort van not yet completed but might give you some ideas. i went for pressin the leaf springs rather than lowering blocks i heard that it sits on the bump stops which cant be too good?
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12-01-2009, 08:15 PM
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check the offset of the alloys what are they off? the tyres are a little big ive had loads of alloys with no probs no spacers and the studs are original
