escort diffs?

Quincy · 02-03-2006, 06:04 PM

hey just broke the diff on my 1975 escort
wondering on the quickest/cheapest/best way of getting another one,
or if anyone had one or knew of anyone else with one?
p.s. i live in northen nsw
any way thanks heaps any feedback is much apriciated

whooligan · 03-03-2006, 09:52 AM

Any Mk 2 Escort diff will fit. Try and get the complete axle with drums and prop-shaft bolts (most important). You want to get it from a 1600 auto, unless you are running a 2lt. Does your car have metric or imperial wheel nuts/studs? I have a Mk 1 Van (1974) and everything is metric. Apparently some of the later cars were metric and some were imperial.

12 · 03-03-2006, 10:40 PM

Quick question whooligan, why is the 1.6 auto diff sort after?

whooligan · 04-03-2006, 10:39 AM

Assuming Quincy has a 1300 in his Escort, he'd need a 3:77 diff ratio (1600) and the diffs from autos tend to be in better condition. Original 1300 (3:89 ratios) are difficult to find and a 2lt (3:54 ratio) will just bog the car down around town.

bad_mk1_escort · 04-03-2006, 03:54 PM

i have a 3:77 ratio for sale

greenmk2 · 01-04-2006, 10:19 PM

i had craft differentials in sydney cut down a diff out of a falcon for $500 (8 years ago) i paid an extra $400 on top of that and had skyline disc brakes fitted.