Little help and info needed about escorts plz

doidz · 05-06-2007, 01:14 AM

Hey everybody need a hand with my RS2000.
Allrite well i bought it not too long ago and obviously coz its such and old car it needed some work. As it is a rare car, parts are hard to get your hands on. One of the things that needs replacing is the whole front right suspension strut. Do i need to "somehow" get a another one, get a different setup altogether for the front or are there some interchangeable parts...like from a cortina?

Help is much appreciated

atec77 · 05-06-2007, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by doidz

Hey everybody need a hand with my RS2000.
Allrite well i bought it not too long ago and obviously coz its such and old car it needed some work. As it is a rare car, parts are hard to get your hands on. One of the things that needs replacing is the whole front right suspension strut. Do i need to "somehow" get a another one, get a different setup altogether for the front or are there some interchangeable parts...like from a cortina?

Help is much appreciated

Speak to repco or similar > maybe whiteline and they will order one for you

Aussie_Escort · 05-06-2007, 01:00 PM

Is it the actual strut bent or something? Repco wont have a strut. They will have srings, shockies etc though.

doidz · 05-06-2007, 01:23 PM

Yes it is the actual strut that is bent. The thing is bent down the bottom so the camber of the wheel looks like a V8 supercar setup lol. I knew that repco had all that but like aussie escort said i don't think they will have a strut. Isthere any simple, hopefully cheap alternatives for the time being? or would i have to spend a large sum of money?

thanks

Aussie_Escort · 05-06-2007, 10:37 PM

Just try and get a set of 2.0L struts (could be fun though) or capri (even more fun & more $$$). Cortina struts will need some machining done and any other struts that will fit are taking a step backwards eg, 1.6 struts. Try some wreckers!

krt10 · 05-06-2007, 10:51 PM

try classicford.mine.nu they have a for sale section if you need to buy parts

doidz · 06-06-2007, 02:27 AM

Thanks aussie escort and krt10 for the help, i appreciate it. Well i guess it does cost $$$$ to maintain a vehicle such as this.

Cheers

RSgerry · 06-06-2007, 03:57 PM

1.6 struts are smaller than the 2 litre struts and i dont think they bolt straight on (someone else can clarify that). dont waste your time with them, get a pair of 2 litre struts. any old carill require time and money to be spent on them. once you get the handling sorted, you wont have more fun in a car.

orangemk1 · 11-06-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RSgerry

1.6 struts are smaller than the 2 litre struts and i dont think they bolt straight on (someone else can clarify that). dont waste your time with them, get a pair of 2 litre struts. any old carill require time and money to be spent on them. once you get the handling sorted, you wont have more fun in a car.

1.6 struts are the same they shuold bolt in its just that the brakes are bigger on a 2 litre strut also the early mk2s had bigger strut tops the same as a mk1

Aussie_Escort · 11-06-2007, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by orangemk1

1.6 struts are the same they shuold bolt in its just that the brakes are bigger on a 2 litre strut also the early mk2s had bigger strut tops the same as a mk1

2lt struts ARE different to the 1.6 but they will bolt in. They however DONT have bigger brakes. The capri struts have bigger brakes but DONT bolt into a mk2. The strut tops are interchangeable so just use which ever you have on the car now with the new struts.

The 2lt struts are are stronger but are more expensive so it depends on how much $$ you want to spend.