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Originally posted by Stazi:
BAT Kit for no-frills.
Bilstein Struts w/H&R or B&G(sport) springs for a little more sportier handling
The Koni kit is also a nice looking option.
Bilsteins will H&Rs with give you the most "race" like ride. It's a very stiff combination. It sacrifices the most ride quality because of this.
This is a trade off some people will not like and others will love. I love mine.
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I have Koni/B+G Sports and i'm lovin it.
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<---GCs + Konis
Should've saved my money and gone Bilsteins and H&Rs.
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Originally posted by SVT PETE:
<---GCs + Konis
Should've saved my money and gone Bilsteins and H&Rs.
pete, why not konis and h&r. bilsteins arent adjustable but how do they compare to konis. r bilsteins the same as the softest koni setting? mid? full stiff setting? anyone know? the koni sport kit looks to be a great deal. matched struts and springs with adjustable struts
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Originally posted by Christian:
The BAT kit won't disappoint you.
It did kind of leave me wanting more, but I wouldn't go stiffer or lower around my way as most of the roads are pretty chewed up.
but I would say BAT struts with Eibach springs, because that is what I have and I like it 
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I had Eibachs and Konis in my 98 SVT but after about 3 years (just recently) it started to clang and bang as it had slowly been losing fluid in most of the struts. I usually kept it about 25% up from the softest setting. Anyway I didnt want the Konis again and went with the Bat kit as I found the Eibachs just too low.
I have them in and I have to say that I'm dissapointed. It feels like the car is 100% bone stock, just 1" lower. Maybe thats how it should be but its not sporty in the least. In fact, the fronts feel softer than the rears. When I hit a big dip on the highway, the front tends to wallow around more than the rear. I also replaced strut mounts at the same time to be sure as well as all end links.
Anyway if you want bone stock and a tad lower, then the Bat kit is great but I think if you expect any performance, go with something else.
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You didn't think it was stiffer than stock?
I went from stockers to the BAT kit...granted my stock springs and struts had 60k on them and one spring had the bottom coil snapped off....but, it feels a good amount stiffer...not crazy stiff, but definitely sportier IMO...all I wanna do now is get an SVT rear sway bar as the finishing touch.
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Originally posted by amarv12:
You didn't think it was stiffer than stock?
I went from stockers to the BAT kit...granted my stock springs and struts had 60k on them and one spring had the bottom coil snapped off....but, it feels a good amount stiffer...not crazy stiff, but definitely sportier IMO...all I wanna do now is get an SVT rear sway bar as the finishing touch.
The BAT kit is definately firmer than stock. The reduction in roll & dive is evidence of that. GREAT combination of struts & springs. Compliant & smooth, but damn it makes for a nice performance improvement. Other than adjustable Koni struts, best combo you can get without sacrificing too much comfort for daily driving & touring.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Originally posted by amarv12:
You didn't think it was stiffer than stock?
I went from stockers to the BAT kit...granted my stock springs and struts had 60k on them and one spring had the bottom coil snapped off....but, it feels a good amount stiffer...not crazy stiff, but definitely sportier IMO...all I wanna do now is get an SVT rear sway bar as the finishing touch.
The BAT kit is definately firmer than stock. The reduction in roll & dive is evidence of that. GREAT combination of struts & springs. Compliant & smooth, but damn it makes for a nice performance improvement. Other than adjustable Koni struts, best combo you can get without sacrificing too much comfort for daily driving & touring.
I don't know if you have a SVT, but I was just wondering if you or anybody knows how big a difference the BAT kit is, compared to stock SVT setup, handling-wise - as big as a difference, comparing a V-6 SE to a SVT??
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