Rear turret kit axle brackets

[Mash]

Hi Folks

I'm fitting rear turrets to my Mk2 Escort Estate, and I'm confused about the axle brackets

I have brackets like thiswhere the damper bolts are parallel to the axle


But a lot of research tells me that the brackets should be so that the bolts are facing at 90 degrees ie across the axle.


Should I change the brackets?

[Forest_rallying]

There are two types of bracket forn the Turrets, the one in the photo is similar to the Capri type which had the shocker mounted in front of the axle and the other type of bracket is the Works Escort type which mounts directly on top of the axle. Where your Turrets are positioned and welded to your shell will determine which bracket you will use. Drawings can be seen in the Ford Rallye Sport prep book.

[Mash]

There are two types of bracket forn the Turrets, the one in the photo is similar to the Capri type which had the shocker mounted in front of the axle and the other type of bracket is the Works Escort type which mounts directly on top of the axle. Where your Turrets are positioned and welded to your shell will determine which bracket you will use. Drawings can be seen in the Ford Rallye Sport prep book.

Aye, thanks Mate. I have the rally prep book, but it's a little confusing. I'll take your advice, weld the boxes in and see what looks best.

[alladdin]

can that type of brackets be used to mount at rear of axle to move boxes back into boot area ?

also the length of shock differs with bracket i believe

[Forest_rallying]

I forgot to say that there are two types of Turrets, tall and short. The tall ones are used with the bracket welded on the top of the axle, these are the one's most people used nowadays. If I were you these are the one's I would use, you need to check you have the correct one's, otherwise you'll have the incorrect amount of travel on the shockers.

[Mash]

Thanks for that Forest

[Marigold]

Turrets are a fun subject. You have the ‘AVO’ type square body that comes in short, normal and tall. These usually come with the axle bracket as in your pic that mounts the shock in front of the axle. The later ‘Boreham’ type round turret has a different bracket that mounts the shock on top of the axle.