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Highway stability #393929 04/07/02 10:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 145 Columbus,Oh B Blackie OP Member
OP Blackie Member B Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 145 Columbus,Oh	When driving on the highway, my 97 sport seems quite unstable. It bounces around alot and gets sorta thrown around by semi-trucks. My wife's 96 SE feels solid as a rock. What suspention parts are different to cause this difference? I want to add them to my car so I can feel safe driving it. Thanks! Nick Johnson nick@nejohnson.com 97' Contour Sport-Blackie 96' Contour SE -Wife's Car 87' Thunderbird TC - Retired (for now)

Re: Highway stability #393930 04/07/02 11:28 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 422 Freehold, NJ, USA F Frank Member
Frank Member F Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 422 Freehold, NJ, USA	The GL has softer springs, a higher ride height, and a thinner rear sway bar than the SE. 2000 Mercury Cougar V6 ATX. 16.0@87MPH, 155.0 FWHP

Re: Highway stability #393931 04/08/02 04:18 AM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,567 Windsor, CT J JSmith Member
JSmith Member J Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,567 Windsor, CT	check tire pressure "careful man, there's a beverage here." e-mail: boseraq@hotmail.com aol IM: madhat1412

Re: Highway stability #393932 04/09/02 06:11 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah E ExDelayed Member
ExDelayed Member E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah	The two times my GL gets thrown around is either when my tires are too low or I am riding the end of the semi's slipstream. � Jon Miconi � 96 Contour Zetec ATX � 80 Ramcharger 360 ATX � 77 Ramcharger 440 ATX

Re: Highway stability #393933 04/12/02 09:57 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 31 MA J jng Member
jng Member J Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 31 MA	Not too long ago I had the rear sway bar linkage replaced due to the same behavior.

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