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im looking to purchase the bilstien with bat suspension kit from sp motorsport is this a good daily driving and aggressive kit??? what do u recommend.
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Thats what I have and it's great. Not bouncy at all, makes the car sit about 1-1.5" lower and the handling is greatly improved.
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great thats what i needed to know. thanks
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one quick comment on this, i was looking at this option too, and I just talked to Joe from sp motorsports about it. He told me that both him and BAT found that the euro struts are actually a better all around strut for the BAT springs. He mentioned the new 1130 koni kit, since that will never wear out. The only problem is, no one knows how much they will actually lower the car. I'd like to get the koni struts with the BAT springs, but that is another $100 
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Originally posted by csvt99:
He told me that both him and BAT found that the euro struts are actually a better all around strut for the BAT springs.
That's because the BAT springs give up spring rate for ride quality.
The Bilsteins are a very aggressively valved strut so they would sacrifice some of the ride quality gained by the BAT springs sacrificing some handling ability. However they would give better handling then the Euro struts.
BAT & Bilsteins drop about 1"-1.2"
H&R & Bilsteins drop about 1.3"-1.5"
The new Koni kit is rated to drop 1.4"
I payed $600 shipped for my set about 2 years ago. I absolutely love my H&R's and Bilsteins but you'd have to be a bit crazy not to take a look at that Koni adjustable kit. Especially considering the price. (~$700 shipped from AJUSA.com IIRC)
I can't wait to see some before and after pictures. Hopefully it gives the car a nice stance. Not like the Butt Fugly Eibach springs. 
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Demon, I'd like to go with the koni kit, but i don't want to mess with camber kits and such. I like the idea of the koni adjustables because they will last so long and you can stiffen them as they get softer. Will the bilsteins last longer than the struts that come with the normal BAT kit?
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K&N & heatshield
Opt. y-pipe
Borla
Superchip
DMD
Magnecore wires
Metal impeller water pump
BAT / Bilstein kit
21mm BAT bar w/ boxed subframe
215/45/ZR17 Toyo Proxes FZ on Rage 5.0's
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Originally posted by csvt99:
Demon, I'd like to go with the koni kit, but i don't want to mess with camber kits and such.
I'm kind of in the same boat. I found out one of my springs is broken, so i would like to replace them soon.
The bat kit is ~$630 shipped from bat...I've been told that camber caster kit isn't really needed with these.
The koni sport kit is $665.97 shipped from ajusa.com. But if you need camber kits (drop supposed to be btw 1.5 and 1.75 inches) then you can pretty much add $100...then people are also apparently having problems with these camber plates, correct?
I'm not sure what to do... but i'm leaning towards the bat kit.
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I've put adjustable Koni's on several of my cars over the years (the first was in 1980!) and they have always been excellent for me. That is why I ordered the Koni/BAT combination for my Contour SE a year ago without any hesitation. That is also why I ordered the new Koni Sport Suspension kit for my SVT (from AJ-USA) before it was released. Well, it was that AND the special pre-release pricing; $650.97 with free shipping. The price is now $665.97 and the shipping is still free (see attached link), but several people here on the CEG have reported that the kit is back-ordered, so if you are in a hurry...... http://www.ajusa.com/cgi-bin/koni/details?part_num=1130%201603&products=1&part_category=KONI%20Sport%20Suspension%20Kit&specific_fit=98-01%20FORD%20Contour%20Sedan%206%20Cyl.&ajr_skey=28fbbac77ba5658b288e7cb570d1a291The drop on the Koni kit is approx. 40mm or 1.5748" so I bought some Adjustable Front Camber/Caster Kits from BAT just to make sure I don't destroy the tires unintentionally.
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NOW U HAVE ME CONFUSED!!! which is a better kit the koni or bilstien?? and with which springs?? ill spend the money but if the difference is dramatic then ill go cheaper. im looking for a nice ride but aggressive when i want it. not really a daily driver anymore just a weekender since i have a t4.
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