• Welcome to the Contour Enthusiasts Group, the best resource for the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique.

    You can register to join the community.

The Mystique needed sway bar end links so the SVT got upgraded...

I have a 98 LX that I'm upgrading quite heavily. I have the sub-frame connectors, I will be getting the RSTB and FSTB, and either Ksport or Koni/GC for suspension. The only thing I'm unclear on is what i should/can do to the sway bars.

I understand the reason for smaller front/larger rear bars, but I'm not sure what options I have.

1. BAT sells both the 19mm and the 21mm as upgrades, but BAT says the 21mm will only work with SVT's. What makes this option a no-go for a LX? Is it the subframe? Is it something I can change out so I could run this 21mm bar???

2. If I am stuck with the max being the 19mm bar, I maybe able to find one in a J.Y. around here instead of dropping $100+ with BAT. What would I need from BAT/Energy suspension/Moog, etc. to make the one from J.Y. fit? (are the end links and end link bushings the same on all models?)

3. Should I bother with the front bar, and if so, what do I need to make it smaller and where can I get it (other than J.Y.)?

Thanks guys,
Chas.
 
Back
Top