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Always just tightened them up no threadLock.

No it's a different size. & As above.

They're very hard to find as they be 40 odd years old & far as I know never available as a pattern part.

Sent you a message.

Must be single figure survivors especially estates not seen lone for years. Sure there was a register for them in the Cortina OC.

Being a late one I presume it's the one with 13mm nuts holding it to servo ( rather than the common 17mm ones) your better on German eBay ( eBay.de) or someone like motorbil as this is the common one on Taunus TC 2--3 . There getting hard to find now in the UK as they were only used on the 82 models.

Very nice & different being a carousel. Used to see an estate one back in the day pretty regularly.

They can't affect the geometry only the travel.

Some more measurements for you mk4-5 "cast iron rack" ( not late half Ali type sometimes called the German rack as fitted to continental built rhd cortinas not very common in UK) Main body tube overall length 57cm. Trod end to Trod end ( ball joint centre of pin vertical) all horizontal 127 cm. Driv side trod pin to end of tube ( main body) 35 cm Pass side as above 35 cm The late rack mounts are same distance & trod end to Trod end will be same as the racks are a straight swap as a complete unit. All racks use the same track rod ends wether manual or pas . Mk1-2 Granada racks are physically bigger & held by U bolts, Capri are mounted at an angle to cradle so neither will fit. 2wd sierra can be fitted with cradle mount mods only has one mounting bolt per side .

Ok no probs

As said loads have done this ,the cradles have minor differences over the years but nothing that would cause this. In 40 years of messing with these I've only once had a problem in the mid 90s as mentioned above ( actually the opposite ) but it was as baffling . I've had the lopsided rear ( one side lower than other several times which again defied all measuring one of mine is now 1 inch lower on pass side, so is spaced to level it up) drove the same either way but was noticeably wrong when measured at arches ( original not replaced) but not at axle mounting points ???? Twisted shell ?????? Again who knows, loads of people have come across this over the last 50 years but no one ever seemed to know what it was???

Both good brands.

Nope they look correct, if memory serves think Granada are a bit squarer

There's only a couple more to keep it secure I should have some.

Clutching at straws wonder if to arms are off a Granada ( as they use same ball joints arms are slightly different as are bottom slightly bigger & spring seat is bigger) . Must people use ohc springs as the Ali rover weighs about same.

Measured & barely a degree difference between full droop & normal ride height with Pas or manual steering both 72 cars one pinto efi other twink efi ( basically nowt in it weight wise).

No the shockers shouldn't effect it. Might get chance in week , I'll see if I can find camber gage too. Your having a similar problem as I had with the one I mentioned, in that it's obvious something is wrong but everything says there isn't.

Did you text me recently about this? As with my numb fingers ( bloody carpol tunnel) accidentally deleted it so couldn't reply.

MK3/4/5 are all the same, must admit I don't understand why you keep wanting measurements with the car in air ( except to check if one is showing same results) as said don't know of any vehicle set up in that way, it's always done & quoted at normal ride height.

All are either parallel or pointing slightly down when sat on ground ,track rod ends are 90mm overall length. All are roughly an inch lower ride height

Yep all got pas.

Nope as they've drove ok but I'll be able to check 4 that are on ground tomorrow & possibly my mk5 crayford. There's a stock 4dr GT,,my 302 V8 2dr GT,the light weight racer twin cam 2dr GT, & my twin cam GT EST all 72s Looking at above pic have the front tie bars been apart at all? Also the track rod ends look very long.

Never had this with any Pas swap I've done ( prefacelift need the minor mods to cradle) but never had bumpsteer problems the V8 is an inchish lower. Due to weight reduction the racer needed circa 3in shorter springs to drop the ride height back down (it looked like it didn't have an eng in it). I've only ever had front end problems with one mk3 a 74 fitted with a Mk5 2.3 cradle complete with pas & 3.0 springs & eng. But like I've mentioned a few times the problem this had 3* of negative camber otherwise was ok ( handled great but killed tyres ) could never find any physical problems except the camber, cured in the same way that race proved did with savages by redrilling cross member lower arm mounting hole.

Rarest E interior .I've a healing £50

Ey. Calm down.