just got myself a mk4 van with an rst engine already fitted, it need a lot of tidying and the 1 pc rear door fitting, its got erst wheels on but id like to know if the escort cossy wheels with 205 45s will fit without modifing anything? anyone know where i can get lower leaf springs from for it?

 

wheels should e fine mate maybe need a spacer im not sure dont now about springs though just fill the back with bags of sand

 

thanks, i have the wheels already on my mk5 van ith spacers, but i dont have the locking nut key for the wheels on the mk4 anyone know how i han get them off

 

the wheels should fit but be careful of rubbing

to drop the back end you can flip the leaf springs over or use lowering blocks ( or both ! )

to get the locking nut off you need a socket which has a left hand thread on the inside , sometimes see them on fleabay

 

locking nut socket

http://www.uktools.com/product_info....aa00f5b2ff63a4

 

thanks blue, ill have to order one of them sockets,
can you only use the lowering blocks once the axle has been put on top of the leaf spring? i cant think where else the lowering block would go apart from at the front of the spring by the petrol tank

 

they fit between the spring and the rear beam (axle) , if you look where the beam bolts on there will be 2 "U" clamps either side , take these off , lift up the beam , put block between beam and spring , put on a longer "U" clamp and job done

 

thanks, one thing thats worried me about putting the axle on top is will the U clamps be strong? because ill have alot of audio in the back of the van, maybe 300kg, even 300kg wont lower the van much because i have all this audio in my mk5 van and theres still about 5 inches gap between the tyre and the arch

 

what i did is take axle off cut base plate off for leaf to sit it a locater cut it if rest axle on top ov it then get messurements rite then weld them back on and ive put inch lowering blocks on off a mk2 escort

 

 

when i put cossys escorts on mine lowered had to hack arches to bits took days to sort out but the s1 arches hid it i had 195 40 16 a think on them were a tight fit as well