Hi guys i was given a mk6 escort si and its had its engine changed t a 2ltr engine. i had a few problems to sort, chassis leg and the usual arch etc. I now have the car on the road and if i put my foot down and change gear it tries to pull to the right!!! what could this be? i have checked the obvious lower arms, bushes and tracking but they're fine.

Anyone else got any clues????

 

my escort si does this when its on the road all i did was put some quality lower arms on and that cured it mines still a 1.6 though

 

its got uprated ones on it because they kept going apparanetly. im gonna take them off and stick some oem ones on see if that cures it! you got an idea as to how much they are? i been told around Ł15 each!!!

 

yeah should be about that price not bought any for a while i bought a fez st instead lol but that cured it last time if not let us now what u do

 

Only use genuine Ford arms, patterne parts are crap and won't last very long. IIRC ford arms are roughly Ł50 each, but worth every penny.

 

Ill get some cheap ones first to make sure it is that before i go splashing the cash! i hope it it the arms cos its doing my head in!!!

 

If the car is lowered at all, or has bigger wheels fitted, it will go through pattern arms in no time at all. I fitted a Ł15 quid one once to a car lowered with 17" wheels and it broke in a week

Ford ones are the way forward, even better if you go for the Royal Mail spec ones for the van. They're more expensive though, but stronger still.

Powerflex make bushes for the lower arms too, but get mixed reviews really!

 

what g/box is fitted? having no lsd could be the problem at a guess!

 

no its not as i put my foot down its when i lift off to change so its not the gearbox, im gonna start with the cheapest first and do the bottom arms! see how that goes.

 

These are a common problem on all fords but am seeing alot of probs with the KA's.
The inner front bush wears at an alarming rate and causes the car to pull one way when accelerating and then snatches the other way when coming off the power.

 

then I'd say it's the arms/bushes are knackered m8!