Suspension?????

[Jho]

Sweet man.

How do they ride?

[91scortgt]

Thanks, compared to what was on there WOW , what a difference, she rides ride a BMer'. The ones that came off were blown, and to boot the passenger front spring was broke right at the bottom where they all break. If I remeber I'll post a few pics of the upper strut bars, nothing fancy but they do the trick.

[escortkid]

front looks like it only dropped like .5 inches.... but drive the car for 200 to 300 miles then check it. i know all spring companies claim thier springs dont settle but they all do a lil. and they move properly into thier seats.

[aliennation95gt]

lowerd on intrax springs 1.75 drop, ran stock size rims with 195/60 for 4 years never an issue, i got 17X7 last week, with 205/40/17 tires, and i had rub issues, very tight fit int he rear since tucking tire. i rolled the fenders last ngiht no issues, my buddys wagon with rolled fenders is runnign 215/40 or 35 /17 and has no issues.

(next is coilovers i want ot tick rim) dont know iif that helps ytou on tires

[Jho]

lowerd on intrax springs 1.75 drop, ran stock size rims with 195/60 for 4 years never an issue, i got 17X7 last week, with 205/40/17 tires, and i had rub issues, very tight fit int he rear since tucking tire. i rolled the fenders last ngiht no issues, my buddys wagon with rolled fenders is runnign 215/40 or 35 /17 and has no issues.

(next is coilovers i want ot tick rim) dont know iif that helps ytou on tires

Like this?

[aliennation95gt]

my front sits almost as low as it does to your tire , my back tucks tire, (the escort rear isnt a round fender line, straight at the top.) but i am about 1.5 inches shy of tucking rear, but thats close i want to tuck more than that! streets here are staight enough, and i daily drive, i just want low.

[91scortgt]

Again WOW!!! Now that is something to strive for......I kinda hoped mine would do that, we'll see if they settle in any. Any problems wth the clearance between the tire and spring perch?

[91scortgt]

Trust me I don't want too low, we got potholes that can swallow cars so I gotta alow some movement. The tire size I want to go with is 205/55/15 it's almost the same size as stock sidewall wise just wider, which may give me rubbing on the spring perch.

[aliennation95gt]

liek i said i got 205/40/17, nto touched the perch yet, more problems with the fender thant the perch here

[Jho]

my front sits almost as low as it does to your tire , my back tucks tire, (the escort rear isnt a round fender line, straight at the top.) but i am about 1.5 inches shy of tucking rear, but thats close i want to tuck more than that! streets here are staight enough, and i daily drive, i just want low.

That's half way up in the pic. When I had them all the way down, I was tucking all of the tire in the rear, and most of the tire in the front.

You gotta love grinding speedbumps.

[91scortgt]

That's perfect. I will definately have to roll the rears at least, before I get the other tires on. The fronts should be ok the way they are. Right now gotta get my tranny in, and finsh putting the polys in. After that 4 wheel allignment. Thanks for the help guys. I'll post more pics as the work progresses.

[rusty]

Here is my escort on 17's, not sitting as low as some of yours if you reference the wheel well. Due to my body kit I do not want to go any lower.

[aliennation95gt]

^^^^ thats almost where i sit or about the same int he rear, but that higher than i sit in the front on mine!

[escortkid]

rusty what body kit is that?

[SgtRauksauff]

On my ZX2 S/R Tokico/Eibach combo, my front is not in danger of tucking at all, and the rear tucks but good when under power. but, the car is within 5mm of being dead level when measured at the front and back of the rocker panels.

here's a pic under acceleration:


here's a pic at rest:


In both cases, it's running 35mm offset 15x6.5 with 205-50/15 Falken Azenis.

--sarge