having my MEF Motorsport TCAs finally fitted, down at garage at mo

but i cant find anywhere to get them set up

spoke to me mate at ford, n he said he could set em up for me but would need to know the settings

what sort of places can set them up for me and cant they figure out the settings

 

Any good place should be able to do it mate. A few years ago when i was getting tracking done at a local Pro-Tyre, i asked about the machine.

It has a built in database, giving all the factory settings which they can adjust them to.

 

Set them to these settings to start with.

1.5 degrees negative camber.

0 degrees 30 minutes toe IN.

That is the Grp A RS Turbo (Series 1) settings which will make it more stable on a straights but the tur in won't be as keen.

If you want to try the settings for a twisty track, set the toe to this..

0 degrees 30 minutes toe OUT.

That will make it more nervous in a straight but down the lanes, it will turn in really sharp.

In case you are having a 4 wheel alignment here are the other recommeded settings..

2 1/2 degrees positive castor.

Rear.

0 degrees 30 minutes toe in.
1 1/2 to 2 degrees negative camber

You may not like how the car performs on these settings though (they are for a competition car) so you may need to play around with it to suit your driving style.

 

DazC: Once again you are the man with the knowledge

 

I was thinking that myself!!!!!!Good info that!! Regards Micky

 

Top bloke, certainly knows his stuff
























But still you know the saying, no-one likes a smart ass

 

I am just sharing my wealth of knowledge!

 

nice one thanks for that daz!

so you reckon 1st setup for fast road use and the 2nd one for track use?

thanx daz

 

This for fast road...

0 degrees 30 minutes toe IN.

This for track...

0 degrees 30 minutes toe OUT.

That is purely tracking settings.

 

nice one daz! they'd be lots of use to me if i could find somewhere to set them up!

i cant find anywhere! tried local garages, all the kwik fits n stuff

even well lane turbos cant do em! FFS!

where can i go

cant even drive the car now, its all over the place, steering wheel upside down lol

 

How did you get the sterring wheel upside down? Until adjusted they should be exactly the same as standard.

Pro-tyre should be able to do, aswell as many other good tyre places. Even a lot of main dealers should be able to. Whats the problem with all the places you have tried?

 

Try the place near the evening post building coming out of town. Its on the left just over the bridge. The lad called james works there he'll be able to help you.

 

god knows! i aint fitted got a local garage to do it

but steerings well dodgey n as i say the steering wheel isn't aligned

also few nosies n stuff coming from the wheels

they fitted me some new springs at the same time

does that not sound rite?

also david - where abouts are you taking about?

cheers lads

 

Fitting TCA's shouldnt do that!!! Sounds like they've had the steering wheel and allsorts off

Doesn't sound right to me im sorry to say

 

Any alteration to the TCA settings will knock out the tracking. This will be effecting the position of the steering wheel.

 

DazC the MEF ones are the same as standard TCA's when first fitted, they set them to standard length on a jig, which you probably know anyway.

And were talking wheel upside down here.......well if he actually means literally upside down.

 

Thats correct they are, but it is common for people when they receive them to spin a few of the adjusters around just to check if they work etc.

This will obviously throw the set length out.

Even if you didn't do it the garage may have

 

rite well i picked it up after work (as i couldn't drive it yesterday as it felt well dodgey)

think the reason why the steering wheel is so dodgey is becuase the wheels are pointing in different directions!

the camber is well out on 1 of them, looks like its been crashed into n the hub/suspension has clapsed!

so the steering wheel moves all over the place

hope they've fitted them correctly as they were just jazzed up tyre fitters

badly need to find somewhere to get em set up

 

Dig the Yellow Pages out and search for a 4 wheel laser alignment place.

Should be around Ł30 at the most. It will be good as you will get the back checked over too.

 

nice one tony, thats a start, dint even know what i was looking for before! lol just been ringin random garages

 

Sorry to but in, if I scan my recent alligment in, can anyone suggest whats fucking it up??

 

Go for it. By any chance is it anything to do with noticeably more camber on one of the front wheels?

 

about 2 degrees more on the nearside...the offside is fine

 

Surprise Surprise.

How did i guess You are now experiencing the build quality of MK3&4 escorts.

I bought these off eBay, second hand, notice the one adjusted a lot more than the other.....



I also have a printout from the orion in the siggy when i had the tracking done, that also showed more camber on the one side, standard TCA's, but lowered.........yours isn't the only car