vibrating_cake

Capri anti dive kits..... for a mk3 capri... are they worth the money and time fitting them?

Aaroncast

ford seemed to think so and i do also!!!!-used on the works mk1+2 escorts etc does what it say- keeps the front up on heavy breaking allowing much greater steering control under braking. coupled with a tad of bias on the rear brakes you can steer and brake at the same time!!! -normaly braking and steering dont go together. once you brake your steering stiffens up!! but with anti dive etc its eliminated---------
>>>>>>>>> ALL OLD SCHOOL STUFF
OF COURSE WITH A THICKER ANTI ROLL BAR -EVEN BETTER!!!!
AND A DOUBLE WIDTH KIT!!! BETTER STILL-LOL
YOU CAN GO ON +ON +ON-LOL

tabetha

Ditto on my old mk2 escort worked well, defo go for it.
Stability under braking was massively improved, cheap to buy easy to fit.
tabetha

vibrating_cake

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog...oducts_id=7216

like these ones??
seems to be a double width kit.... rather than an anti dive kit where would i get the proper ford ones from??

tabetha

I would not bother with proper ford ones as these do the same job.
I got mine years ago from burton's.
tabetha

vibrating_cake

whats the difference between the burton ones and the one i showed on the link?

tabetha

My escort one looked EXACTLY the same as the one in the link!!
tabetha

vibrating_cake

how do you fit them??
weld on bolt on etc??

tabetha

Just bolts on, defo no welding needed.
Do it now you won't beleive the difference.
tabetha

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Isnt it just to long bars that bolt to the back axle and the leaf springs. My mate has them on his capri and i think they work well.

tabetha

Just remove your standard bolts holding roll bar clamps, and put antidive metalwork between the roll bar and bodywork where the original clapms bolted.
Use the original holes to hold antidive metalwork, then use the wider clamps of the new antidive metalwork to bolt roll bar to.
Anti dive nothing to do with rear axle as it is at the front.
The bars that you refer to at the back are locations bars to stop the axle moving sideways, as as std they did not use a panhard rod or anything, a truly shit design without one.
tabetha

vibrating_cake

lol i read that and thought, wtf, anti dive on the rear!?!?
haha,
where can i get a panhard rod system from for the CAPRI, i can find plenty of escort ones...
im guessing a longer one will be needed for the capri because its wider than the escort..

tabetha

If you want the best then triangular location(bars) works way better.
Failing that a escort one could easily be adapted to fit.
tabetha