Originally Posted by
1374lee
As above,I am looking into now getting a thicker ARB for my 3dr.
Any advise would be good.Do the sapp or escos items fit directly on a 3dr or have some mods got 2 be carried out.
Please advise on the best mod please if possible?Aftermarket kit any good like Eibach or should I stick with an escos or sapp ARB.
Some advise on the front ARB would be useful aswell.Again can u use a thicker one of the escos or sapp or aftermarket once again?
What are the advantges of this please?Does tighten up/stabilize the rear of the car and less body roll??
I hope u can help.
Many thanks.Lee
Lee
I'm not aware of any aftermarket kits like Eibach and H&R do for other cars for the Cosworth range. There msay be one but I've never heard of one..................HOWEVER the Ford parts bin gives you a range of options.
The front one on your car will be 28mm diameter and may be either a H13 type or the later/recall type H14 that is the same diameter but gives a degree of extra caster( as fitted to the 2wd Sapphire/RS500 and later 3 door ) . The casting is stamped on it at on offside end if you want to check. You may find if you have big wheels and you go from H13 to H14 ARB the wheels might rub the splitter.
Unless you go for compression struts and a bladed type I'm not aware of any other Ford options for the front.
For the rear, your 3-door will have a 14mm type as standard. As said you will need to weld the brackets on to your rear end if you want to fit the other options which are...
2wd Sapphire - 16mm
4wd Sapphire - 18mm
Scorpio Codface - 21mm
Escort Cosworth - 22mm
A good balance if you weld the brackets on has been suggested as your front-end as is with the later H14 ARB ( you might well already have this ) and then the 18mm rear ARB at the back.
Suspension is a bit of personal choice though - personally I'd try one change at a time, get your diff mount first, try that, then maybe Ahmed springs and Konis, see what you think ...and then mess with the rear ARB if you're not happy.
It's easier to see the individual effect of each change then.
Get your geometry checked as well as small changes here can make an enormous difference in my experience.
There's lots you can do to tailor the car to your driving desires
