mk2 escort front suspension - help!

[groovylee]

morning all,

the ranger is currently sat on a tired set of mk2 escort 1600 front struts (with the fixed steering arm) and replacement shocks etc are a bit hard to come by. also, the legs are past their best.

I'm thinking of changing them to a more adjustable coilover setup, but there are so many options it is making my head spin!

essentially, i need a decent amount of suspension travel, and the rest is open to compromise. it needs to be 'standard' escort fitment to get through scrutineering, so i cant do anything too radical.

one option that has been suggested to me is this - https://www.motorsport-tools.com/escort-mk1-mk2-gaz-complete-front-struts-adjustable-coilovers-pair-long.html but they dont look like they have that much suspension travel? i think that i'll also need different hubs, as they all seem to be the RS2000 type, which i gather has different bearings and such....

budget is negotiable, but i certainly wouldn't want to be spending over a grand on it.

any mk2 escort lickers on here that might be able to offer any advice?

thanks all!

 

Lee

[Tamworthbay]

I used gaz on my old hill climb mini, would never use them again. They are cheap to buy - but for a reason - they are crap. And when they do fail Gaz don’t want to know. Despite the ones I had being shown on a car competing in motorsport and a description which stated they were suitable for motorsport they tried to refuse to replace a leaking shock because of competition use. I then switched a company called Protech who have been superb each and every time I used them, including delivering a pair of shocks by hand FOC two days before Christmas so I could get them into the car over the holiday. I think the guy is called Pete, but could be wrong as it’s been three or four years since I was running the car, but he is a font of knowledge and will talk you through the options. They are also completely rebuildable which was a big plus (and not expensive).

[groovylee]

Thanks for that, i'll give the gaz ones a wide berth then

 

Lrr

[cort1977]

Shouldn't be too hard to find stuff for an Escort compared to some of the obscurities on here.

 https://www.burtonpower.com/parts-by-category/steering-suspension/dampers-shock-absorbers.html?appl_model=106&dir=asc&order=price

 

 

[groovylee]

indeed Cort, the problem is that there are so many different options, it is getting a bit confusing.  everything seems to be geared up to fast road use, which is almost the opposite of what i need lol

 

Lee

[big_al_granvia]

Gravel bilstein setup??

[Mally]

We use Gaz and protech on the stock car. They both break, but it's just another £100 gone.

Sorry no help.