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Old 26-09-2010 | 10:05 PM
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can any body helpme out im starting a new project of a cossy powered mk2 escort. can any tell me how easy it would be tofit sierra rear suspenion to the mk2. thanks
Old 26-09-2010 | 10:14 PM
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You would need a lot of fabrication thats for sure, not an easy job
Old 27-09-2010 | 12:12 PM
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You need to change the word easy to mental.
It would be mental to use sierra beam etc, all the fabrication needed you'd stil end up with a inferior product, sierra rear beam/suspension is nothing to shout about, it's fairly shit tbh,
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Old 27-09-2010 | 12:27 PM
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Simple. DONT DO IT. Stick with the live rear axle or you'd be ruining the good old escort in my opinion. Cossie engine- yes. T5 box- yes. Rear suspension set up- no.
Well, maybe a 6degree rear beam and adjustable arms would be ok.
But alot of fabrication work involved to end up with an escort that would probably be heavier and not handle as well
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atlas axle!!(capri inc slipper)-works axle!!
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If you want to be different then fit a Nissan S13 subframe setup. I've just decided to use this setup over a Atlas on a mates Volvo to keep the costs down. GTS-T auto Skylines use 4.1 cwp's so use the diff from one of those. Everything is available for those setups, mainly from Driftworks etc.

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