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Old 01-01-2008, 06:39 PM
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Default Grp A Escort Cosworth suspension Guru's

Need a little help finding a few prtas and pointing in the right direction if you please

I would like to keep my current uprights and hubs but use the Anti roll bar setup of a Grp A Car like Martin at Reyland has done here











Hope you dont mind me using your picks as an E.G. Martoon

things i am loking for are the Anti roll bar mount which the blue cross member looking thing, A Grp a bladed anti roll bar set and a Pair of Compression struts

im not worried about the Track Controll Arms as they will have to be modified from standard items

Does anyone have any of the above parts know where i might find them or know who i should contact about them

Thanks very much for your time

Ben
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I red in lot of places that the front anti-roll bar was not needed so maybe a good idea to save some money ?
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alot of martins suspension there are bespoke items, the steeringrack extenders, longer tcas and comp struts, the blue part is just an antiroll bar mount /sump guard mount they used to use on early cars, i sold one about 6 months ago.
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Maybe ask Martin ?
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Maybe ask Martin ?
Would be to simple
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Xen i will probebly be corrected but i was told if you didnt want to use an ARB you had to have super Hard suspention which isnt pratical for what i want

markk Have the steering rack extenders as i have longer drive shafts how much did you sell your antiroll bar mount /sump guard mount for and who was it too, do you know if they are usig it?

Charlie Chalk Martin is busy enough without me driving him mad all the time looking for parts he will only have to try and sorce them the same as me anyway you have saved me the job now anyhow as im sure he will see this post and have somthing to say about it
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Xen i will probebly be corrected but i was told if you didnt want to use an ARB you had to have super Hard suspention which isnt pratical for what i want

markk Have the steering rack extenders as i have longer drive shafts how much did you sell your antiroll bar mount /sump guard mount for and who was it too, do you know if they are usig it?

Charlie Chalk Martin is busy enough without me driving him mad all the time looking for parts he will only have to try and sorce them the same as me anyway you have saved me the job now anyhow as im sure he will see this post and have somthing to say about it
i never ran any more than 420lb springs on tar and never used an arb,

i only used the alloy mount to hold my sump guard up, and cant rememeber who i sold it to, made about £100 though just for the xmember
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£100 ile take 2
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Xen i will probebly be corrected but i was told if you didnt want to use an ARB you had to have super Hard suspention which isnt pratical for what i want
Im planning taking mine off my GTiR (Front only) as I've been told on the GTiROC it helps with the car understeering, So taking it off will help this matter?

Anyone shed any light on that please?
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Xen i will probebly be corrected but i was told if you didnt want to use an ARB you had to have super Hard suspention which isnt pratical for what i want
Im planning taking mine off my GTiR (Front only) as I've been told on the GTiROC it helps with the car understeering, So taking it off will help this matter?

Anyone shed any light on that please?
just remove a front drop link and try it, will promote weight transfer in the car
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Originally Posted by markk
Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Xen i will probebly be corrected but i was told if you didnt want to use an ARB you had to have super Hard suspention which isnt pratical for what i want
Im planning taking mine off my GTiR (Front only) as I've been told on the GTiROC it helps with the car understeering, So taking it off will help this matter?

Anyone shed any light on that please?
just remove a front drop link and try it, will promote weight transfer in the car
Just been to look at that, The drop link joins to an arm, does the ARB not move then once the droplink is dissconnected?

Thanks
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how if its disconnected.
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Its all good information though Ben


Answer my PM too
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
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how if its disconnected.
its only held in by two clamps, Will the ends not drop down at all?
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You can get the lot through Julian Godfrey or email him at Racetuners.You might flinch a bit when the prices come up though.I'm still looking for 2 drop links myself and i'm so desperate i'm going to have to go to Demon theives.
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DO you have a link to the drop links please?
Old 01-01-2008, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Its all good information though Ben


Answer my PM too
yeah for you
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Its all good information though Ben


Answer my PM too
yeah for you

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Just seen that Martin has his blades set to medium for stiffness.You can alter the position of the blades 3 ways.
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Gatecrasher,i have an email saved with the prices on.I will try to sort it later.
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Cool

in the mean time what are the Drop link that Deamon tweeks do that you are on about?
Old 01-01-2008, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by allsteel
Just seen that Martin has his blades set to medium for stiffness.You can alter the position of the blades 3 ways.
looks full stiff to me Mal , i own a good deal of the stuff on that e-mail now including the car !
Old 01-01-2008, 08:54 PM
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set to full stiffness,its three way adjustable.
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very intresting martins stiffness

Care to comment on topic
Old 01-01-2008, 09:21 PM
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you can tell by the way the blades are mounted to the torsion bar!
if you fird the wrc build manual it shows you in there
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We do weld in front ARB mounts if you cant find a xmember.

Tony Ryan would be the first asking point for any of these these parts.
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Wrong post sorry please delete.
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