I used to own a Mk 1 Escort, and it had leaf rear end. You have a few options. You can get 'reversed' leaf springs were the bush eyelets that are at each end sit on the bottom side of the leaf instead of the top, therefore giving the car a lower stance. Apparently this is better than lowering blocks, which cause axle tramp.
On my car I removed the rubber from were the leaf mounts to the diff. I also removed the smallest leaf . This method I got from a Escort rally-prep book written by engineers from the English Boughrom factory, the guys who built the Escorts that Ari Vatinen drove in the 70`s and 80`s. It is a proven method that reduces play in the rear end for more positive handling.
Or you could just buy a IRS sedan.................
Damien
>From: "Andy Nielsen"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: 510 wagon diff????
>Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 09:40:13 +1000
>
>Hey guys and gals,
>
>What diff does a 510 wagon run???
>My mate john says it's a H190. Is this true?
>If so.... how hard is it to get a decent center for?
>Is it worth trying to push power through or should I find a new
>diff with a slippery center and some rear disks and get it
>shortened?
>(Bommodore or Hilux or Ford)
>I've never played with a solid rear end so I'm learning quick.
>And lowering blocks. Where can I buy them?
>The leaf springs on the back of the wagon are nearly flat as it is.
>Will getting them re-set help me at all?
>Thanks,
>
>Andy.
>
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