Has anyone else had a problem fitting up one the uprated diff hangers on a Esc Cos.. mine fowls the ARB





Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong?? I tried turning the ARB upside down to see if it was shaped differently, made no difference

It's a 7'5" diff in a Ahmed beam but I can't see how that would make a difference as the mount and the ARB bar mount to the chassis,

Only thing I can come up with is maybe my mount is for a Sierra with the skinny ARB?? other then that I'm stumped

 

mine all so i used a differnt bolt just to clear

 

I fitted one to my 4x4 sapph and had no clearance issues? that just with the standard 7" diff.

Although i have heard of people having to gring down bolt heads before due to the arb hitting them.

 

ive heard exactly the same.

as as above has mentioned, bolts have been ground down to suit, or slimmer headed bolt used.

yet to fit up my anti-roll-bar so havent had this issue.

 

Odd, I bought mine off GGR and it fits the rear fine, Danny B rear beam....

 

Remember escos arb a lot thicker than saff one,there for sits closer to diff

cheeRS stu

 

got one on mine, and i had to grind the top bolt to clear my roll bar

the pic looks like its touching but it isnt, and you can see how much mine had to go

 

Is that with the rear wheels off the floor? I noticed this too on mine, but when the wheels are back on the floor it doesn't foul as the suspension is in it's normal position and not at full travel.

 

Had the same problem on my friends Escort with standard rear diff and beam as well...

 

exactly the same on my saff

dont know what you are supposed to do about it. pisses me off tbh

im using the standard anti roll bar still but i want to get an escos one

 

If you can't find an escos rear roll bar you can use a SCORPIO Cossie(saloon) rear roll bar, just 1mm thinnner that's all, must be from the BUG EYE scorpio though.
Just about to fit mine, should be fun then!!
tabetha

 

Tab,

let us know how you find it and the difference you experience mate

 

It seems very hit and miss, some have issues touching and some don't (good old Ford tolerances ). Obviously it is more likely to need a tweek with the larger ARBs, but I somehow got away with out it on mine, yet others with even the smaller ARBs have needed a different bolt or grinding some material off.

 

SO if i get an escos roll bar i have no chance of getting the bolt in the rear hanger to fit at all have i

 

As Wes has said, I only think it is an issue on full droop . It "may" be more prevalent with a standard beam though?

 

I found this bit of information last night from the manufacturers

Note that while the vast majority of Escort Cosworth owners had no trouble installing this mount on their vehicles, there have been a couple owners that mentioned the rear sway bar needs to be adjusted rearward a bit to clear this mount. One owner filed down the lower diff mount bolt head a bit to solve the problem. If you are purchasing this mount to install on an Escort Cosworth, please understand that you may have to adjust your rear sway bar to complete the installation, or clearance the diff mount bolts. Sierra and XR4Ti owners need not concern themselves with this, as the mount fits perfectly in all situations.

Damn yanks

 

Never had any clearance problems with mine

 

Where did you get the mount from ?

Steve.

 

http://www.randbmotorsport.co.uk/sho...?ProductID=298

In stock, ready to roll .

 

 

 

you carnt adjust the rear bar though, its all on fixed points

 

Don't worry, it only touches on ARBs on idiot's cars .

 

phew, thats lucky then, i was wondering if mine was likely to touch when i fit it up.

at least i know mine will be ok then - i think

 

Yours will touch on BOTH bolts .

 

Paul you bufty!!

I recall mine was a bit snug, but it wasn't rubbing. I'm sure when you assemble the bushes this had something to do with it. I'm probably wrong but I remember David saying if theres a wrong way I'll do it first and it was a few months ago

 

Someone off here can't honestly remember who, he had imported it from the US but never got around to fitting it.

Glad I'm not the only one with probs with this mount, silly design but I guess you don't get many Esc Cos's in the US

 

Warren I tried everything took the ARB off turned it upside down, re-adjusted the ARB mounts re adjusted the diff mount just a poor design that should suit all without mods IMO but I guess I'm just an idiot eh Mike?

 

Paul I'd never tar you with that brush, Mike just takes its to a whole new level

 

Don't think Mike even has a set of spanners does he?

 

Jen does, she does all his work now. I'm told he even has a spot in the garden he sits at so he doesn't get in the way...................

 

could you not just cut/grind 5mm off the end of the diff case.

 

Wish my wife would help, but I think our 2nd baby's bump might get in the way under the car another reason why this car needs to be finished sharpish as she'll be here around 23rd Sept

 

I did think that but the mount is fixed up to its furthest position on the chassis

 

You can tell it's me by the bald patch .

 

At the end of the day triming that bolt won't be the end of the world, I just thought I was doing something wrong

 

I'll get you pesky kids

 

You can Mike but clearly you've missed your calling on the offside

what a place to take a nap

 

quailty pic

 

elongate the holes in the mounting bracket as well then ?