The BEST steering modification for a Mk2 Escort! 👍 *CASTER IS KING!*

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  • @gubsportjoegubb4854
    @gubsportjoegubb4854 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice words mate. Thank you for the mention. I do watch many of your videos buddy. We must meet and greet in 2025 buddy.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Defo up for a meet up mate. Where abouts in the world are you???

  • @johncoppock3823
    @johncoppock3823 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Top Welding, great job. You deserve a portable workbench and some clamps (get the pump type ones). Look forward to the next one.

  • @geraldmcmahon7361
    @geraldmcmahon7361 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Any time not a problem great work. 👍🙌🤙👋🏻💪😇👏🤩

  • @502days
    @502days หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for uploading this content Marcus, it's a positive video and helpful to me 😊

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You’re welcome mate. Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching! 👍

    • @502days
      @502days หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​ive front 2.8i Billy's on my capri heavy duty springs it's a harsh ride very crashy also has 2.8i anti roll bar I do have the wide brackets to to fit to it might do adjustment to it soon does it help with lighter steering what your doing.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @ To be honest I’m expecting the extra castor will make the steering MORE heavy. 👍

    • @502days
      @502days หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok so probably best I just to negi camber as also have adjustable bottom arms to.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@502days Yes a bit of negative camber will make it handle nice. I run 2 degrees which is quite excessive and does wear the tyres on the inside. Feels nice on drift tho and the car turns in nice and sharply. 👍

  • @joebloggs1583
    @joebloggs1583 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don’t worry about adjusting the wheel position just angle grind a bit of wheel arch so it’s central 😎👍

  • @davidclaurie
    @davidclaurie หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great vid. (y)

  • @bobdabanks
    @bobdabanks หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good educational vid Marcus simple explanation made it easy to understand caster 👍

  • @bradleygibson5093
    @bradleygibson5093 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Learned so much from this video today

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bradleygibson5093 I’m happy to share my very limited knowledge mate. 👍

  • @alxgu198
    @alxgu198 หลายเดือนก่อน

    By the looks of it, there’s about an inch difference between the anti-roll bars, also an inch between the holes in the bracket. Explains your findings. So yes (as you said), you’d need to keep the original brackets with the shorter bar 👍
    … don’t mix it up or it’ll literally handle like a shopping trolley 😂🤣

  • @jeffbrandon462
    @jeffbrandon462 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Marcus...Get yourself a workmate or something to hold stuff while cutting and grinding....Grimaced when you were cutting the mounts up holding them in 1 hand and flashing the grinder round in the other. Amazed you haven't lost a finger yet.

  • @mcjjordan
    @mcjjordan หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great info - this is exactly what i want to achieve on my bmw e21 but nobody does anything for it - this has given me some ideas .

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad the video helped you mate! 👍

    • @R6AAO
      @R6AAO หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think you'd be better looking around European markets for old old BMW parts. Poland or Germany. Failing that find someone who can make it.

  • @pauldixon3384
    @pauldixon3384 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Coming along Marcus

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Slowly but surely mate! 👍

  • @serialgrillaz6669
    @serialgrillaz6669 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Dont be getting in trouble with the mother inlaw lol

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      She forgave me for making us late for dinner, so I must be doing something right! 😃

  • @bobuncle8704
    @bobuncle8704 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good mod, Marcus. And, if it doesn't work the way you like, it's not a bigdeal to change it back.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes and I can actually use shims to dial it back if needed. 👍

  • @jongmans38
    @jongmans38 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Moving the wheel forward will reduce the steering self correcting when going around corners.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Everyone that I have seen build a drift Escort has moved the wheels forward as much as possible to improve the self steering on transitions. I reckon that if you go too far it may make the steering get stuck at full lock, but I wont be able to tell until I test the car. I can easily dial back the castor with shims if needed anyway. 👍

    • @markwilson2576
      @markwilson2576 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, it's the other way round, it will self centre more if wheel is moved forward.

  • @joncaulfield9
    @joncaulfield9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After lowering the anti roll bar to improve brake dive and also the suspension to improve handling in a capri the castor angle had decreased to much the car became very unstable at speed. The accepted and simple solution is to cut and file back the end of the roll bar behind the thread where the tca mounts. Washers can be fitted either side to move the strut back and forth to fine tune the angle. As the capri and escort suspension are the same, this should work for you.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes Iv head of people machining the anti roll bar and using shims as you describe. I have basically gone full extreme with the castor and I'll be able to dial it back with shims the same way if needed. 👍

  • @robrs210
    @robrs210 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Forget the welding gas cylinders. Get a co2 fire extinguisher, turn it upside down and fit a regulator in place of the horn outlet 👍

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great idea mate. Jonathon that helped me rebuild the crossflow cylinder head also uses fire extinguishers. 👍

  • @AshleyBurch
    @AshleyBurch หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting, iv heard of dodgy twincam bars not being made correctly/sold wrong.
    Mine has twin cam bar and adjustable top mounts and it sits basically where your new welded bar sits.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thats interesting mate. Would defo explain why Maude AND Esther's front wheels wern't in the right place! 🤔

  • @junglingmitapfel2902
    @junglingmitapfel2902 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Marcus, do you know what color code the car was before? Talking about the engine bay color.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      The original colour of the car was 'Cordoba Beige' mate. The engine bay isn't the original paint, we re-painted it Cordoba beige. 👍

    • @junglingmitapfel2902
      @junglingmitapfel2902 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@marcushayesford Thanks a lot!

  • @serious625
    @serious625 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ah ye😎😎

  • @55chevystockcarandcorvette
    @55chevystockcarandcorvette หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can’t you borrow a caster/camber gauge and pair of turnstiles to check what you have ?

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have toe plates and a camber gauge mate. We'll see how much actual castor I have when the car gets aligned. I'll be able to use shims to make sure both sides have the same castor. I can also use shims to dial back the castor if needed, but I wont be able to tell this until I actually test the ar at a drift day. 👍

    • @55chevystockcarandcorvette
      @55chevystockcarandcorvette หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ that’s good , when ever I do mine it’s amazing the difference you get from side to side

  • @R6AAO
    @R6AAO หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Be careful with how much castor you go with because after a certain point you won't be able to steer when on full steering lock and you have to fight the car to get the steering back. The weight of the car makes it sit on the end of the steering rack and you'll be lifting the entire car by the steering. It also affects braking, you could make it better or FAR FAR worse.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ll defo have to just see how it feels on drift. I’ll be able to dial it back with shims between the ant roll bar and the track control arms too. 👍

    • @R6AAO
      @R6AAO หลายเดือนก่อน

      @marcushayesford Just full lock is a problem, if it "sucks" the steering into the full lock position and you had no input then expect to crash because you're lifting the car to get the steering back and it can require a quite a bit of force on the steering wheel to get it to let go of full lock. The problem is the tyre rolling over as you turn, as the wheel leans over. If that roll goes to far... Be safe bud!

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ I see what you mean. Would just mean a spin out on a corner at a drift day (which happens a lot when you are as in-talented as me anyway! 😀)

    • @R6AAO
      @R6AAO หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@marcushayesford spot on m8, you know what I mean.. Minor adjustments and test. Only change one thing at a time.

  • @rorybyrne975
    @rorybyrne975 หลายเดือนก่อน

    She needs an anti dive kit.
    To match ur t cam roll bar brackets.i can send pic of one I fitted 30 year ago to mine.👍

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Iv heard that those were actually designed for rally cars where the suspension had been raised by 2 inches??? 🤔

  • @chrismanning7594
    @chrismanning7594 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You’ll want power steering with that much castor or more gym n weetabix 😂😂💪

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Possibly mate! 💪💪💪

    • @gubsportjoegubb4854
      @gubsportjoegubb4854 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Don't be so soft

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gubsportjoegubb4854 I workout everyday (twice most days), so I reckon I'll be fine! 💪💪💪

  • @astonrichardson4309
    @astonrichardson4309 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have seen before. Lowering a car car affect the camber

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes lowering a car can mess up geometry a lot. An Escort drives so much better if it is only slightly lowered BUT then they just dont look as good. 👍

  • @susanhenderson2322
    @susanhenderson2322 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Caster and camber are mesured in degrees and minutes, from factory were not adjustable, with aftermarket top strut mounts these angles become adjustable. Please get front end alignment done by a professional alignment technician with experience in setting up old escorts on a 4 wheel alignment machine. Eyeballing wheel in fender is not acceptable way to do it.

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@susanhenderson2322 The car will need to be aligned before putting it on the road, but I needed to pull the front wheels forward now so that I can decide where about the front arches will be fitted, and so that I know where to trim the front wings. 👍

  • @geraldmcmahon7361
    @geraldmcmahon7361 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😇👍🤙🤩💪👏🙌👋🏻

  • @adrianlivesey4375
    @adrianlivesey4375 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why not run a tension strut setup, I do realise you are on a budget, but you should have measured before you welded them up, this to me looks way too far forwards, running half that and then dial more in with top adjustment would have been way more sensible

    • @marcushayesford
      @marcushayesford  หลายเดือนก่อน

      A tension rod or compression strut setup would be the ultimate, but right now I just need to focus on getting the car finished. The only reason I have even bothered adding castor now is because I need to know where abouts the front arch is going to be, and I need to know how much metal to cut off the front wings etc, before I can finish getting the car ready for paint. 👍

    • @gordowg1wg145
      @gordowg1wg145 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Compression strut or tension tie - depending on the installation angles, the former normally gains caster, and camber in turn in, whereas the other is the opposite.

    • @gordowg1wg145
      @gordowg1wg145 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@marcushayesford
      Do the caster/geometry first, so it's where you need it, and NOT the body work first, because if the former needs to be changed it's going to screw up the wheel-arch relationship all over again.