i got a mk7 escort gti new srings, shocks. wishbones, droplinks etc,
and still gettin inner wear! basically everything new on both front corners.
does anyone know why am i still getting wear on both wheels and sometimes on hard acceleration it chooses its own directon and when cornering right the arse end feels like it kicks slightly....
any ideas please this is starting drive me nuts

 

tracking?

 

Are you lowered ? When down 60mm. U want to trank in 2minuets.

 

Gotta be!

 

ford never made a mk7 escort! does sound like either tracking or bent rear beam possibly

 

Like people have said. Tracking. It would be the first thing i would do. Try and get your tracking done with a 4 way alinement dont. This will tell you everything about your suspension ie your castor n camber.

 

Exactly no such thing as a mk7

after having had all them parts replaced you should get it tracked without delay,as for rear end stepping out its normal as its a FWD car it gets dragged around

 

Tracking, it is toeing out too much.
tabetha

 

thanks all it running on 40mm lowerers but it onyl dropped it by about 10mm hight with stiffer springs, dont know bout mk7 it s reg anyways. will have tracked up asap hope cures dont feel safe esspecially in wet also ho easy is it to upgrade to 2l cams is it just a straight swap

 

definately tracking. after changing the lower ams on my old mk6 escort (last of the line, no mk7) i didnt get the tracking done and killed my front tyres within a few hundred miles. DOH!!

 

its a pointless mod unless upgrading every single thing including inlet manifold, ecu,afm ,maf and throttle body and poss injectors too ,GTI escorts are slow but they look good

 

Something is a miss with the alignment. imhe 40mm is about the limit of lowering these cars and certainly won't help with wear as the camber angles inrease.

Your car's a Mk6 BTW. No such thing as a mk7

 

Camber doesn't cause wear, toe does.
tabetha

 

tracking and four wheel alignment are pointless if the thrust angle is wrong.
the thrust angle is an imaginary line at that runs down the centre of the car at right angles to the rear axle and the front wheel alignment is set up to it. if the thrust angle is wrong then the wheel alignment will be wrong.
best get a full geometry test done with a garage who use a Hunter machine.
google thrust angle for more info.

 

first thing you do with 4 wheel alignment is set the thrust angle!!!!

 

the rear isn't adjustable on the escort so would they check the thrust angle when in for front tracking only?

 

but can be done on shims i think? Been a while lol

 

Of course camber can cause wear. It has to be extreme but it still can.

 

you can account for any minor misalignment at the rear with your adjustments at the front so long as you know what you are doing, thrust angle should be checked/set on all tracking jobs imo

 

not on a escort mk6 ,just a beam with a hub on each side ,cheap and cheerful

 

tyre size? rubbing on inner arches?

providing its all been tracked etc.

Mine rubbed quite abit on the inner arch, when turning, torque steering etc

 

the 4 way alinment will tell if ur rear axle is bent.

 

Fair enough mate

 

would they not do that anyway though on a car with rear beam such as the escort or would you have to specifically ask for it and pay more??

 

,my scooby ate tyres every thousand miles ,had it for wheel laser lined up
did fook all ,magic camber bolts sorted the problem rite out so i beg to differ

 

you try fitting them on a mk6 escort

rear = 1 bolt on bottom and 3 on top
front = shock slides in strut 3 bolt holes on top

no adjustment at all on standard shock and spring set up apart from tracking

 

he was just talking about his scooby mate. well, more to the point that camber can cause wear to the tyre's

 

yeah guessed that ,just pointed out you cant do it on a escort ,never mind live and learn eh !

 

why not quote the hole bit he and i said he said camber dozn't cause
tyre were ,i sad it did on my car

if i ever have work on a shity old escort il have a look what you on bout

 

why bring it up on a escort enquiry thread ,of course its gonna different numb nuts

and perhaps he likes escorts hence asking the question on a FORD forum or is it now a subaru forum in your case ,wind you neck in theres low bridges on passionford

 

are you retarded or what he said CAMBER DO'Z NOT CAUSE TYRE WEAR full stop regadless of car
AND I SAID IT DID ON MINE fook all to do with his escort or you

and as for the scooby thing i not owned one for 4 years i got fords numb nuts