Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Aesthetics should i get ground control?

hey i found this ground control set for my svt. i dont know if i should get it because the svt's already come from ford with a factory tuned suspension. but i want it for looks. does anyone have any opinions? here is the kit http://www.spmotorsports.com/contour_coilover.html

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1998 SVT #3498 of #6535
Black w/ Midnight Blue
Bullet Resonator
K&N Filter
20% Tint
Want to leave this bad boy stock because itll be a collector
Plus Im only 17 and i gotta pay insurance
I PAID FOR THIS CAR MYSELF NOT MY PARENTS

nvmysvt has them they look really good. you can get different spring rates so you should be able to get something with the same rate as stock. you may have to special order to get the different rates though.

this is nvmysvt's website. he has pics of them before installing them.
http://www.pelechbrosracing.com/nvmysvt

hey what do you mean different spring rates? do you mean the rate of the spring will depend on how the car will ride?


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1998 SVT #3498 of #6535
Black w/ Midnight Blue
Bullet Resonator
K&N Filter
20% Tint
Want to leave this bad boy stock because itll be a collector
Plus Im only 17 and i gotta pay insurance
I PAID FOR THIS CAR MYSELF NOT MY PARENTS

does anyone know of anyother companies that make coilovers?

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1998 SVT #3498 of #6535
Black w/ Midnight Blue
Bullet Resonator
K&N Filter
20% Tint
Want to leave this bad boy stock because itll be a collector
Plus Im only 17 and i gotta pay insurance
I PAID FOR THIS CAR MYSELF NOT MY PARENTS

Leda make coilovers... not just the threaded collers, but a whole shock/spring unit that's adjustable for ride and height... depends what you're looking for and how much you wanna spend. Really you have 3 options right now...
1. Ground Controls on stock struts: Will give you height adjustability, re. more for looks than handling although they will probably provide some cornering/body roll improvement. But your stock struts will wear out quicker and you might find it doesn't handle exactly how you'd like in all situations.
2. Ground Controls on Koni yellow adjustables (or any of the other aftermarket 'performance' struts). This will improve the handling a lot, as well as giving you more adjustablility and better durability.
3. Leda Coilovers. These will give you the most flexibility and probably the best handling improvement. I just bought a set of these from Eric G. and supposedly they're gonna arrive tommorow.... So I can give you more info later this week if you want. For now check out the Leda Suspension link in the Links and Reviews section.
Hope this helps.
Semaj.


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99 SVT #2336
Silver Frost/Midnight Blue.

Performance:
B&M Short Shifter.
Leda Coilovers in the mail!

Asthetics:
No ding strips.
Silver vinyl sunstrips fr + rr.
PIAA Superwhite 9005 + 9006.
Clear corners w/blue bulbs.
APC Sidemarkers w/blue bulbs.
White interior accents.

Silly stuff:
Hoodliner removed.
Mobil 1 5w-30 Synthetic.
Sunoco Ultra 94.

spring rate is how soft or hard the spring is. If it is to hard the car will bounce off of a bump hard.... if too soft it will be like a Caddy, nice ride but too soft to corner well. So with different springs at different rates you could have the same as your car is now, just lower, or you can get stiffer for less body roll, or could go softer for a less sporty ride.