Originally Posted by
Moonstone Steve
Ask me in a months time m8, its been off the road since i fitted it having a resto, i did fit new links aswell but they were only 2wd links.
Steve
Ah cheers Steve, I would be interested to hear what you think of it when yours is up and running.
I'm sure I read that the 4x4 one is approx 1.5 times stiffer in roll resistance than the standard 2wd one.
Obviously the Escort Cosworth one is stiffer still but at 3.5 times stiffer than the standard 2wd one and without there being an easy upgrade for the front ARB, my thinking is that there would be too much of a roll disparity between the front and rear axis perhaps. This seems to be borne out by people saying they become a bit too twitchy on the rear in 2wd form when running an Escort Cos rear bar.
I'm also not sure how much extra stress it would put into the mounts with the Escort one compared to the Sapphire 4x4 one.