disco_monkey79 20 Posted December 29, 2025 (edited) Hello, merry Chrismas, and happy new year. I am sure I have seen this on this site but cannot now find. I have adapted my crossmember to take the Sierra rack, so now I need to order the track rods and TREs, as the rack came with neither. From memory I think I need Sierra rods, and Cortina TREs. Can anyone confirm? Many thanks p.s. in case this is of use to anyone. Mk3 granada/ugly Scorpio racks are the same width (28") as Sierra, and use longer track rods to allow for the fact that the cars are wider. BUT the alloy Granny rack I ordered is quite a bit chunkier so would have required more chopping of the Cortina cradle. I opted to order a steel-bodied Sierra rack instead, which is a bit less "fat". It was also cheaper, luckily. Edited December 29, 2025 by disco_monkey79 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldcortinacentre 711 Posted December 29, 2025 As far as I know it's as you said. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
disco_monkey79 20 Posted December 30, 2025 (edited) Thanks Craig. I have ordered the above, and will confirm either way once it all arrives. Edited December 30, 2025 by disco_monkey79 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
disco_monkey79 20 Posted Wednesday at 02:29 PM (edited) Hi. So the Sierra arms and cortina rod ends arrived. They all attach to each other, and give the same overall length as the cortina rack I removed rfom the car, so that all appears good. However, a follow-up question if I may. A google search suggests a 55lb-ish torque setting for attaching the rod to the rack. But the shape of it prevents use of a torque wrench. Is it a case of heaving it tight, and using some loc-tite for good measure? Also each end of the rack has a small notch (a.k.a. wee hole) at the end of the internally-threaded section. Is that so it can be peened over (if that's the right terminology) to act as a locking measure? I had a squint at the Haynes, but it was its usual vague self. Thanks Edited Wednesday at 02:35 PM by disco_monkey79 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldcortinacentre 711 Posted Wednesday at 02:44 PM Yes just do up to FT, I presume so re the slot. Cortina used to have a locking point you knocked in if memory serves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
disco_monkey79 20 Posted Wednesday at 02:49 PM Brill, thanks. I figured it had to be the case, but wanted a 2nd opinion. Ta! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
