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  • 4 bar link rear end !!!

    Has anyone fitted a 4 bar link to a roadster using the Marina axle ??

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    Re: 4 bar link rear end !!!

    Originally posted by dbazdavies View Post
    Has anyone fitted a 4 bar link to a roadster using the Marina axle ??
    Have a look at this link for Madabout / Aquila. Scroll down to Rear Suspension. Peter.

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      Re: 4 bar link rear end !!!

      I think one or two have been converted but never seen one in the flesh.
      Shouldn't be too difficult though, e.g. using existing spring mounts for the lower bar and an unequal length upper with a bracket welded to the chassis rail.
      Diamond axle brackets are widely available for Escorts and could be adapted.
      You'd probably want to turret the coil-overs and add a Panhard or Watts linkage for lateral support.
      Where there's a welder there's a way..!
      Or maybe go for something like the Hoyle setup for the MGB - a complete subframe that bolts in and provides full IRS & Sierra diff.
      Marlin Roadster, LWB...1860 B Series + Ford Type 9
      Renault Espace 54mm front calipers, vented discs, cycle wings and adjustable tie-bars.

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        Re: 4 bar link rear end !!!

        Thanks guys was thinking of the escort one frm Peter Lloyd Rallying !!!

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          Re: 4 bar link rear end !!!

          When I bought my first Dolomite Sprint axle I did consider leaving all the original suspension brackets in place and using the complete Sprint set up with turreted springs and shocks. It really was a bare chassis modification, and I was unsure whether all the work was worth the end result.
          But, in some ways I regret not doing it.
          MOC member since 05/97
          1984 Marlin Roadster SWB.
          1800TC, Unleaded ported head, stage 2 cam. Ford Type 9 gearbox, Dolomite Sprint rear axle fitted with MGF disc brakes.
          Three core radiator, Renault Clio vented front discs.
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