Hello and Help! (Suspension parts)

[ruarirhodes]

Hi all,

I'm new to these parts - currently restoring a 1981 Tasmin as a project with my dad. Full body off job, we've got everything sorted on the underside and just need to rebuild it. I'm finding a few problems sourcing a couple of parts and could do with a hand (tried searching but to no avail). At the moment I'm looking for a new near side front hub nut, tabbed washer and castellated keeper as the originals seem to have disappeared somewhere! Ford have discontinued the parts, is there anywhere else that would stock them? Next, we need new bushes for the trailing arm mounting onto the chassis, and for the top diff mount (the big ones, similar looking to the trailing arm bushes).

Thanks for any help!

[blaineuk]

Have you tried rt raceing.

[Wedg1e]

I think the big elliptical bushes were originally Jaguar parts. The trailing arm one is the same as used on the Lotus Esprit, try SJ Sportscars.

[ruarirhodes]

Thanks, I'll try RT Racing and see if I can find the right bit from Jag, sure that shouldn't be too hard. Any thoughts on the hub nut etc? It's an annoyingly small part to be holding everything up!

[mk2 24v]

the front hub nut is just mk1/2 granada or mk3,4,5 cortina surely?

must be some of them banger racers nearby you could beg for one from?

[grahamw48]

Mk2 Granada front hubs (Cortina are all 4 stud anyway).

If Richard at RTracing hasn't got them (Wedge specialist), try the Ford Granada forums and places like www.oldfordparts.co.uk