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I see lots of strut recommendations for those wishing to lower their cars, how about strut replacements with stock springs on a '99 SE Sport? I'm cheap and am turning the car over to my daughter shortly but would like to replace the stock struts first. I'd be happy to have the car feel like it did when it was new, it currently has 72K on it. I was thinking Sachs struts from BAT (79 ea) or stock replacements which I've seen online for about 65. Any others out there? Preference would be for any struts that can be bought without shipping (i.e. available at a conventional part store). I've rejected the ubiquitous Monroe's as an option as I did buy the car for it's European handling.
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Based on your stated desires/requirements, I'd say call Bill Jenkins and order the SVT struts. They are cheaper than the Sachs units that BAT sells as an "OEM Replacement," and they should perform better than your original 99 SE Sport springs without incurring penalties in ride quality.
My second choice would be to call Bill and order the stock 99 SE replacements. They should be a few bucks cheaper.
I would abandon your "locally available" requirement, as I think you'll give up too much in either performance or cost, and because e-shopping is just so darn easy.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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Sounds like OEM might be the way to go. And since Team Ford is in NV I should save some bucks on shipping to Oregon as compared to BAT.
However, is there really a different SVT strut? I've looked at the Team Ford parts site and they only list a single front and single rear part number for Contour struts. I checked on brakes just to see if they do have any SVT stuff and that category lists both SVT and non-SVT parts.
Also, is it best to just order through the website or call Bill on the phone?
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Originally posted by bobmin:
Sounds like OEM might be the way to go. And since Team Ford is in NV I should save some bucks on shipping to Oregon as compared to BAT.
However, is there really a different SVT strut? I've looked at the Team Ford parts site and they only list a single front and single rear part number for Contour struts. I checked on brakes just to see if they do have any SVT stuff and that category lists both SVT and non-SVT parts.
Also, is it best to just order through the website or call Bill on the phone?
I'd call to make sure you get the right part #'s. It is different, although the website sometimes is incomplete.
Here's an email I got from Bill back in '03:
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Roger,
The design is the same for all 98+ Contours, but the dampening is different between SVT and the SE/regular model.
SVT F8RZ-18124-FA (front)
Regular F8RZ-18124-BA (front)
SVT F8RZ-18125-HA (rear)
Regular F8RZ-18125-AA (rear)
HTH
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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Originally posted by RogerB:
Originally posted by bobmin:
Sounds like OEM might be the way to go. And since Team Ford is in NV I should save some bucks on shipping to Oregon as compared to BAT.
However, is there really a different SVT strut? I've looked at the Team Ford parts site and they only list a single front and single rear part number for Contour struts. I checked on brakes just to see if they do have any SVT stuff and that category lists both SVT and non-SVT parts.
Also, is it best to just order through the website or call Bill on the phone?
I'd call to make sure you get the right part #'s. It is different, although the website sometimes is incomplete.
Here's an email I got from Bill back in '03:
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Roger,
The design is the same for all 98+ Contours, but the dampening is different between SVT and the SE/regular model.
SVT F8RZ-18124-FA (front)
Regular F8RZ-18124-BA (front)
SVT F8RZ-18125-HA (rear)
Regular F8RZ-18125-AA (rear)
HTH
Great info! Part numbers & everything!
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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