Thank you for the great response and input so far.
The later Mk1 Escorts (Zakspeed 1974) were running coil-overs. I will most probably go for them. It would just make the ride height and corner weight setup a lot easier.
Your comments have convinced me to scrap the longitudinal watts linkage...
I have just joined the forum and require all possible advice on the longitudinal location of the rear live axle of a historic Ford Escort racing car I am currently building.
I am considering building a watt’s linkage system to locate the live rear axle both laterally and longitudinally. I...
