scottrs

anybody know what sort of price to pay for a sierra p100 pick up ,been looking around for one to do a wee project on ,cossie rep sort of thing

one has turned out local to me and to say its a good one is a understatement ,no rust anywhere and only a wee ding below the rear light ,its a j-reg ,2.0 pinto with no mot only prob is the diff which has given ,the guy wants £200 which i thought was ok

another question ,where can i get alloys as its a five stud patteren and can u drop the rear easlly

cheers for any info

carl_f

i would say thats a good price and if its leaf spring rear suspension its easy to lower

scottrs

how easy is easy mate ,tryed it on a escort van years ago was told u need decambered springs

carl_f

iv never heard about using different springs and my mate did it on a escort van in 2 hours its only making up sum plates and some longer bolts and turning the hub over(or something like that)

scottrs

cheers for that prob gonna get it dont see many about and they look the bollocks when dumped ,any ideas about alloys as its five stud

Alan s1

Could you not fit Standard Serria Hubs all round
As standard i think there the same patten as Transits

scottrs

Could you not fit Standard Serria Hubs all round
As standard i think there the same patten as Transits[/quote]

dunno ,dont really know ma Serrias at all ,will look into that as i dont know if the studs for the wheel are in thr drum or the half shaft on a p100

Alan s1

dunno ,dont really know ma Serrias at all ,will look into that as i dont know if the studs for the wheel are in thr drum or the half shaft on a p100[/quote]

Fingers crossed then

Mr Sam

get it

been watching a clean TD with mot the guy wants £700

SapphyMike

its a pretty niche market car if you ever want to sell it.

i would NEVER buy a cossie'd / cossie rep one over a normal at the same price no matter the spec.

dojj

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rear end swaps are tricky as you don't have the normal sierra pick up points for the suspensino (need welding in)

the front's are a straightforward swap over for normal sierra stuff thoguih

alanfordtw-15

sounds a bargin.

Lee Fordham

just got me a p100.

The front is the same as sierra but the p100 shocks are 25mm longer under the front springs. not that you'd save p100 shocks) If you upgrade stick to 2wd sierra stuff as the 4wd is all different except spring on the front.

As for the rear, people usually use a capri axle and brakes with xr4 front brakes. This keeps the versatile 4x108 stud pattern for most ford wheels.
Capri axles do however need spacers on the back to my knowledge as the are a tad sorter than the front track.
You can lower the back with blocks or capri springs but i'd combine capri/p100 leaf components to keep some kinda strength.
As mentioned if you get busy with a welder you can weld the sierra rear suspension on but it a precission job.

Hope it helps.

RS07COS

stick with the 5 stud hubs. theres more choice of rims. focus st rims, hmmm now theres a thought???

Stavros

200quid is MEGA cheap for a properly tidy one, a proper tidy one is rare as fook.

200quid is lucky to get you a shit one these days.

Cool motors

Iain Mac

The traditional (easy) way to drop leaf spring suspension is to use lowering blocks and longer U-shackles - the block goes between the spring and the axle, lifting the axle an inch or so closer to the bodywork and dropping the body that much closer to the floor.

Don't know if these are still made, but used to be very commonly used on Mk 2 Escorts.

Stavros

Yup, common and easy.

Did a set on my volvo 360 a few months back.

scottrs

heres a few pics of it ,i bought it tonight and i got to say i am very happy with it ,sorry for the bad pics it does,nt do it justice



not bad for £150 me thinks

Miller 3

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