Lower Than Low Budget '91 Escort

[rice4life]

Get some coilover sleeves and throw them on KYB gr-2's, cut the bump stops, and if the spring rates aren't stiff enough, and/or it doesn't get low enough, have a shorter stiffer spring made up.

You can pick up the shocks and sleeves for under $300, and they're mad easy to put together.

[greeneggsandslam]

I can't help but love this thing.

You probably won't be saying that when you see it in person man haha. Front bumper just broke yesterday as well from a coworker leaning his elbow into it.

[aLaFleur]

I can't help but love this thing.

[greeneggsandslam]

put these door insulator lips on the other day, looks pretty good imo. Really getting fed up with this thing not being low enough and not having the money for proper suspension. It's hard to justify $1000 BCs on this thing when it's such a shit box, not to mention BC doesn't make an extreme low coilover for this car so idek if it would put me on the ground like I want. If someone has any advice on a cheap solution to making my chassis bottom out before my suspension, while also being pretty stiff, PLEASE let me know. Also if anyone is a chiropractor that will be attending sowo, let me know cause I'm probably going to need a fucking adjustment after driving on cut springs for 5+ hours. Ugh.

[greeneggsandslam]

I really like the no rear bumper look for some reason. I always wanted to do something like this to a Tercel once I saw how cheap you could pick them up for. Maybe someday I'll get around to doing that.

Yeah the no bumper look really goes with the military theme I'm going for. This car has cost me close to nothing to modify, it has literally no springs. Sometimes shit just works out when you don't give a fuck. I'd definitely recommend building something like this.

[dingus]

I really like the no rear bumper look for some reason. I always wanted to do something like this to a Tercel once I saw how cheap you could pick them up for. Maybe someday I'll get around to doing that.

[greeneggsandslam]

[flyingdutchy]

HolyFuckThatMercIsAwesomeMorePics!

[greeneggsandslam]

Never mind. I was going to tell you to put benz caps on the escort haha

I thought of putting some oem MK4 jetta steelies and caps on but the 5x100 - 4x100 adapters are stupid expensive.

[aLaFleur]

Never mind. I was going to tell you to put benz caps on the escort haha

[greeneggsandslam]

You have a benz too? Does it have hub caps?

Yeah I have a 420SEL

They're not hubcaps but they have those dumb dust shields in them.

[aLaFleur]

You have a benz too? Does it have hub caps?

[greeneggsandslam]

This needs ronal teddybears. or buy some cheap aluminum sheet and build wrap around wheels covers for the rear like the original honda insight

I had planned on getting the AV-17s from Avid 1 but my friend got some and it'd be pretty lame if we had the same wheels so I'm pretty much undecided on what to get. There's these pretty shit rotiform reps by JNC that I considered called jnc035s

[double_oh_9]

This needs ronal teddybears. or buy some cheap aluminum sheet and build wrap around wheels covers for the rear like the original honda insight

[greeneggsandslam]

Despite all efforts this is more or less the way the car will roll to sowo, I had planned on getting some shitty rep wheels but I lost hours at work and just didn't have the funds. I'll see you guys around Helen, sorry if you don't want me going or I'm ruining your meet but I'm not bringing my stock W126.