where can you buy new arms , i put on new arms from a 1600 sierra but handling is all over the place, so i take it they must be different

 

they should be the same mate did you have it trcked up when you did it

 

On pattern ones they are the same, cos 2wd(sapph) and normal 2wd, but gen ford ones use a stronger joint for the cossie ones.
I always use pattern ones never a problem. only last about 2/3 years though.
tabetha

 

the 1600 sierra ones shouldn't fit as they are castlated nuts on the ends, while the cossie's are pinch bolts

that might be your problem

 

I have two gen ford ones off my car with new poly bushes.

£50 for the pair.

 

yes i know you mean , i ve a nut on top and a bolt through the other bit . suppose this could be putting things off a bit

 

3 door cos were castle nut as well.
tabetha

 

I fitted a set of QH ones to mine, got them from a local motor factors, a LOT cheaper than ford

 

if you have saph cos hubs then you won't have anything to lock the hubs tight to, so your steering will be all over the place

 

why have a cosworth & fit shite tca's

 

I have the ones of my car with 3 month old poweflex bushes in them if you want them.

Gen ford ones

 

Why would arms that are not made by ford be shite.
Name 1 manufacturer that does not BUY IN BITS ?
I have used QH stuff for years including TCA's on my cossie without a problem.
The point is someone makes them for ford, ford don't make them, they are not a big enough concern to do that, they do the same as any and every other maker.
tabetha

 

i put cheap arms in the sierra's and they tend to be a service item
i put ford ones in and one side lasted for the life of the car

you pays your money etc etc

 

It would seem he got the wrong arms, shite imo, if they can't list the parts properly thats a bad start, its a known fact that the 'mickey mouse' tca's have smaller ball joints, most have thinner arms aswell, a cosworth is a car that is generally driven hard, why chance such a thing as cheap tca's
so Tabetha, why don't you just go along spouting the usual shite that you do

 

cause the car was up for mot and couldnt get them from ford! sorry

 

yes mines out of fyfes in ballymoney lad. good enough to get through mot,but they re just not right

 

were they listed as 1.6 arms? i'm pretty certain cosworth arms were listed seperatley (well, along with 2l, 2.8 etc) (p.s, saw the car a while ago in kilrea, looks awesome!)

 

cheers lad , not sure what they were listed as but it wasnt cosworth

 

i still have the box for mine kickin around, i'll check the part numbers, at least if they don't match up it will give you a better idea whats wrong.

 

I'm about to remove my 2WD arms and will happily sell them. But first I need a pair of 3 door TCAs and can't find them anywhere! Anybody got a pair?

Cheers,

Charlie

 

Where can I get a set of QH TCA's for my 2wd saff Cosworth? It must be the threaded/short type, not the one with the nut on top.

 

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these are 3 door/normal sierra type fitments with the nut on the top


these are saph (2 and 4wd) and escos versions with the pinch bolt on the hub

 

These are the ones I need, sorry if I didn't make myself more clear in the previous post

 

Pattern ones are thinner, lighter, and with smaller balljoints.

 

i think the xr4x4 items are the same, worth getting someone to veryfy this and possibly save everyone paying cossie tax on stuff

 

Are these orig ford ones? if not where did you get them from as they look different to the ford ones I've seen.

 

ive got myself a pair of arms coming from factors, listed as cosworth arms. Will take a pic when they turn up and see how they compare to ford ones

 

random google picture from putting in sierra tca and scrolling though

let me see if i can find it again and where it was posted mate

 

rally design mate

 

This is the exact pair of arms i got from my factors today, shockin bushes for the anti roll bar!!!!! Will defo be going poly LOL. Compaired to ford arm, they are VERY slightly thinner, and the ball joint is about 3-5mm smaller diameter. That is it, i am gonna carry on using them

 

i was having this bush conversation with the local mot tester round the corner and i said to him that the granada he had on the ramp was almost certainly bound to be failing on them and he said "sure will, i'll charge twice as much to fit th epolys if he wants them or the normal rate to fit the ford ones, which fail in about 3 weeks"

 

I need a set of the 2wd saphire arms also . I would like new ones but I live in the U.S.A.
Any body know where I can order new ones frrom that will ship over here . Should I try and get guine Ford parts , this car is going to see some track use . Or will after market arms be ok .

 

i'm sure one of the guys here will be ale to sort something out for you

dan@rapid-ford seems like a good bet

 

I managed to get hold of a pair of QH arms on eBay a couple of days ago. The seller only got one side for sale but a friend of his had a motor factory who could sort out the other side as well. Let's hope they will do it's job