Are you talking about the hubs (the bit that the wheel bolts to and goes
round) or the hub carrier (the part that the hub fits in and bolts to
the shock and bottom ball joint), i suspect the latter.
The hub carrier isn't interchangeable with anything else in the Ford
range that i've ever been able to find.
It's a lot smaller than all the later FWD Fords and has the fixings for
the brake caliper are further in that all the later Fords which are
fairly standard.
The Ka uses the same basic parts as the Mk3 Fiesta.
You can get bigger brake kits for it, i have Willwood 4 pot calipers and
280mm discs on mine and you can fit any larger Ford spec wheels to it as
the stud spacing is the same.
You'd have to redo all the front suspension mountings if you wanted to
upgrade to something like Mk3 Fiesta parts, use the complete shock,
lower wishbone etc. The tricky part would be getting the geometry right.
Jim
On 14/07/2010 21:34, barnacle wrote:
Second approach, then, is what *hubs* might fit the Fiesta Mk2
suspension struts and ball-joint? I'm wondering about a later Fiesta,
Escort, or maybe even Focus hub? I'm looking for something that will
accept a bigger brake calliper and disk in a 15" wheel, and I'm really
not au fait with Ford bits and bobs... The driveshaft is not an issue,
since I'm making one up anyway to meet the Fiat flanges.
Neil
On 13 July, 15:35, Jim Hearne<[email protected]> wrote:
I didn't think anything else fitted in the Fiesta hub carrier.
Is there a part number on the hub casting ?
Unfortunately Microcat doesn't list the splines for Escort parts.
Jim
On 13/07/2010 15:30, barnacle wrote:
So as I have 24 splines, it's definitely not a Fiesta. Wonder what it
might be?
On 13 July, 11:02, Jim Hearne<[email protected]> wrote:
The earlier smaller engined Mk2 Fiestas had 22 splines on the outer
driveshaft joint and the bigger engined had 23 splines.
The hub and the bearings are different sizes for this as well but the
hub carrier is the same.
I think the Mk2 balljoints should be bent, i can't remember now for sure
though, need to look under a Quantum.
The others could be Mk1
All Mk3 fiestas i remember have 3 bolt fixing (or usually rivets) on the
balljoint.
Jim
On 13/07/2010 10:49, barnacle wrote:
While changing the bearings and CV joints it became apparent that
while the engine is definitely XR2, the hubs aren't... Joe's suppliers
are investigating the CV joint and from the spline count (24 on the
outer and 23 on the inner) it's apparent that it's not a Fiesta hub.
The fact that it locked the XR2 bearings up is a good indicator there,
too.
The ball joints originally supplied were larger than those fitted, and
were straight: ____| while those we removed were bent: ____\ - again
according to the supplier, the first type were XR2 and the second XR2i
(so Fiesta MK3). It also seems that the brake disks - represented as
XR2 but not guaranteed - have a different offset from those fitted.
So it looks as if we may have something from an Escort in there...
The plan is to replace the existing 13" wheels with something with
room for larger brakes, and to better match the size of the tyres to
the Coupe's (the 13s are 10% smaller rolling radius). Any hints as to
what hubs these might be, or with which hubs we might replace them to
accommodate the larger brakes, would be gratefully accepted.
Ta,
Neil
p.s. Joe has started scouring eBay for a Quantum to convert for
himself, he enjoyed it so much!
p.p.s I'm investigating the spring rate of the existing springs;
they'll need uprating to get the ride height back where it should be.
Might need new shocks, too; we'll see what the bounce period is.
Anyone know what the compression for the 2+2 'special' front springs
is in lbs/in?
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