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I'm a little confused about the current BAT produces. Are the ST200 struts ($99.00 for 4 struts) that they are selling on their special deals page the same struts that are in their Handling kit or does the Kit come with a different set of struts? Any information would be appreciated.
Andy
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The Handling Kit comes with "Euro Sport Struts", which are $99 each. The ST200 are 99 per set. They are two different struts.
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Per BAT
The 4/$99 are the ST200 struts - similar to stock SVT (perhaps "slightly" tighter valving) & made by Spax. Not really made for the lowering springs but may work OK for "some" period of time?
The BAT handling kit struts are the Mondeo RS spec struts (as are the springs), which are much more tightly valved that either SVT/ST200 struts & are a matched set for the lower springs. They are made by Bilstein. I WISH they were 4/$99!
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Correction- Sachs not Spax.
1999 Amazon Green SVT Contour (#554/2760)
Stock SVT Duratec V6 with:
Intake- K&N filter/75mm MAF meter
Exhaust- MSDS Y-pipe/Bassani catback
Durability-Ford "dual mode" damper, Mobil 1/K&N oil filter
179.2 FWHP at 6900 RPM
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Thanks guys,
My Handling kit should arrive next week.
Andy
2000 SVT
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Hi everybody. I read this site very often but have never really said anything... anyways, I had the BAT suspension kit installed yesterday - WOO HOO!!! The car feels so different now! On the curves little body roll - the car feels like a cat - grips like crazy. No more nose dive/rise when shifting gears/accelerating. Overall - great mod! The install only cost me 159 (wiht tax) although the place that did it took close to 4 hours - the guy said he'd never do it again for less than 225.
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Dan how do you konw Bilstein struts?
I would some Bilstein's.
I have GC's ready to go but don't want Koni's.
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Talked with a knowlegeable person (who will remain nameless) who said they were German made, previously as part the Euro dealer installed RS (Reinsport = Racing Sport) option but now for BAT. Asked who made them & he said that they are not labeled by this company & he wasn't supposed to advertise this but "if I guessed that the company started with B, I would be correct". German B = Bilstein, unless I am missing another B German shock company.
1999 Amazon Green SVT Contour (#554/2760)
Stock SVT Duratec V6 with:
Intake- K&N filter/75mm MAF meter
Exhaust- MSDS Y-pipe/Bassani catback
Durability-Ford "dual mode" damper, Mobil 1/K&N oil filter
179.2 FWHP at 6900 RPM
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Originally posted by ankurmak:
Hi everybody. I read this site very often but have never really said anything... anyways, I had the BAT suspension kit installed yesterday - WOO HOO!!! The car feels so different now! On the curves little body roll - the car feels like a cat - grips like crazy. No more nose dive/rise when shifting gears/accelerating. Overall - great mod! The install only cost me 159 (wiht tax) although the place that did it took close to 4 hours - the guy said he'd never do it again for less than 225.
Alex What kind of car do you have btw?
Black 98.5 SVT w/ KKM intake, 73mm MAF, ASP pulley, Optimized stock Y-Pipe, 24mm hollow rear sway bar, Magnaflow resonator, Magnaflow mufflers, Roush springs, KYB struts
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Originally posted by LBVSVT:
What kind of car do you have btw? Probably a a Lotus since this is a Contour board and we are talking BAT suspension. :rolleyes:
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