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I recently got a 98 Contour SVT, damn i love the car. However when I have two or even one person in the backsite, when i hit bumps i can hear my wheels rubbing in the wheel wells. I took it back, they replaced a stabilizer link, drove it and it still does it, i took it to meineke where they said the springs were cut to lower it, i then told the place i bought it from and they ordered new springs for me. I take it in, and the mechanic calls me and tells me the springs were not cut , but the struts were bad. Pick it up, drive it and still the same thing. The tire size is right, wheels are stock SVT rims. Any ideas guys? Thanks!
Danny Wright
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What size are the tires? (Stock was 205/55)
The later SVT's had modified fender liners installed to fit the 215/50's (they fit 225/50's as well)
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How do I cut my springs to lower my car?
"Wow, that sank fast." "Yeah, like a rock." 96 Contour GL ATX 9mm Ford Racing Wires; 2 Resonators down, 1 to go;"Special airbox"; many mods planned Sony CD player: 50wattsx4;remote; Speakers=50 watt Pioneer 6x8s Ross Evans 
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Originally posted by Redcon96I4:
How do I cut my springs to lower my car? You dont! :rolleyes:
Howard
1998 Silverfrost SVT #1612
June mods:
17" ADR RS Limited Limix Wheels
with 215/45/17 Yokohama AVS Sports
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Originally posted by Redcon96I4:
How do I cut my springs to lower my car? Grab your dremel, go out to the car, and if you see a spring ANYWHERE you cut the booger in half! Then go around the neighborhood lowering everybody's car! ***Disclaimer*** If anybody who reads this now or in the future is stupid enough to do this, they deserve a donkey kick to the berries.
Ride: 2000 T-red SE
Beats: Kenwood 316S, Alpine MRF200, Orion XTR 6.2, Coustic 400SE
Mods: CTA, Magnaflow exhaust, SVT Instrument cluster, Knuaberized doors, side markers, F***ed up painted headlights.
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you dont wanna cut your springs , but people do, they also heat em up, its the wicked ghetto way of lowering a car. Would this be the suspension noise that they are talking about in the Common Problems FAQ section?
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I'm off to lower every1's car. Think I'll do mine last to see how I like it. I'm gonna heat them up. I think I saw Jesse James do it on discovery channel. Any tips?
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