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granada bottom ball joints
leggin - 27/12/03 at 04:04 PM

has any builder used the granada front hub yet if so which ball joint fits i know a astra 1 does not

James - 28/12/03 at 12:18 AM

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Originally posted by leggin
i know a astra 1 does not


The Granada BJ hole is different from the Sierra? Weird...

If you've definately tried all the Astra options then AFAIK all you've got open to you is to pay someone like Luego or MK to bore the hole out to fit a Cortina one.

Or, you could of course get hold of a tapered drill bit and build a jig and do it yourself!

MK did mine for £7 per side.

Bearing in mind that the Granada uprights are 5 stud (so you'll have difficulty buying nice alloys- if you're into that) and that Sierra equivalents are so cheap is it worth the effort?

HTH,

James

leggin - 29/12/03 at 11:14 PM

if u use a granny ghia you get 15 alloys + a twin cam engine , remote gear linkage and an irs

James - 2/1/04 at 02:39 PM

Well, they certainly are lovely alloys! And from what people on here have said it's an engine to look out for.

As regards the IRS- bear in mind the Granada track is 1" wider than the Sierra.

All in all I wish I'd used a Granada myself!

Cheers,

James

stephen_gusterson - 2/1/04 at 08:23 PM

I did

beware abs adding complexity if you keep it....

atb

flash git

leggin - 3/1/04 at 07:11 PM

+1 inch is nothing iv added 4 inches to the irs