Was wondering if anyone knows what the wheel alignment figures are on Sapphire Cosworth 4x4.

Taken it to my local garage but they don,t know what it should be as they have lost the book with all the figures in. Cheers

 

Don't set it up to Ford figures anyway, as it will wander all over the place.

Front:
Camber: 1.5° negative
Toe-in: 2mm overall
Caster: As close to 3°30 as you can get.

Rear:
Not adjustable, but you want:
Camber: As front
Toe-in: 3mm overall.

 

mike do you have the 3dr figs to hand? I m guessing they are different ??

Thanks...

Rob

 

The above is for all road going Cossies.

The only difference with the 3dr is the extended knuckles which raises the roll centre at the front to a more comparable figure to the rear. This also gives more direct turn in, which the toe-in will help calm down, as well as making the car more stable at speed.

You can improve the front end stability on a 3dr further by fitting the 2wd front ARB (stamped H14 instead of H13). Some 3drs already have this done. Check out the recent 3dr stability thread .

 

Thanks very much mike will take these figures with me!!

 

Mike, what would you advise for a track escort cosworth?

 

It depends what adjustibility you have (TCAs / top mounts etc) as well as how aggressive you want it.

If you want to see how I have set mine up, check out my resto post .

 

a late thanks for the reply....

will hopefuuly have this done next week

 

Is that for standard front suspension ie no adjustable stuff(other than konis) ?

 

I would like to know this too!

 

me to mike please[as above]
james

 

Mike I thought the rear was 1.5°-2° negative camber?

 

Shouldn't think it matters a great deal from konis to whatever else, but if you've modded something to make anything ont he list adjustable, then set it to what it says above! As std you can only do front toe!

 

bttt

 

You get what you get with a standard rear beam and fixed height spring platforms .

 

These settings Mike gave me TRANSFORMED my saffs handling..

 

I got my tracking done this morning and just set it to standard settings and my problems seem to be cured.

The car had only been set by eye and one side was toeing out and the other toeing in to think I did nearly 190 with the tracking like this!

Funny thing was that the car resisted understeer pretty well like this and now its set properly it understeers like fuck again


Mike, what settings to try and cure understeer? or is it impossible without changing the camber?

 

2 words for you Euan: AHMED BEAM

 

you paying for it Rich?

 

What he said, along with some 3dr front hubs and TCAs.

If you have set it to the factory parrallel settings, yo may find it will tramline and follow cambers in the road quite badly. Some toe-in gives the car better stability.

 

no, you are as you obviosuly have a lot of cash to make a saff do over 180moh in the 1st place

3 door hubs and tca's needed as well

 

I was refering to a 6° rear beam

 

Well might I suggest you re-read my recomendations and then take a .

 

I have the settings you sent me somewhere and it was 1.5-2°

Stop being a sarcy bastad, what have I missed

 

yeah right. May as well ask him to stop being gay at the same time. it wont happen