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Originally posted by Bradness:
Can you be more specific? Control arms & spring rates I can do. Not sure what you want for the strut though...
Also, front or rear?
Anything you have would be great. I'm trying to work out a simulation, so to get it all I'll need the location of each pivot as a set of co-ordinates from the center of the front axle line. To get them I'll probably get link lengths, angles, and relative positions and do the trig to get something I can put into the computer. So pretty much any geometry data you have is great.
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Originally posted by poleNEEDS A TRANS120:
where did you get the information that the autobahn springs are higher rate:confused
It is obvious that they need to be that way for the kind of drop they offer!
Originally posted by poleNEEDS A TRANS120:
And why the strut mixing\matching? ....oh and btw, the autobahn set for the post 98 contour is 2.25f\1.6r not a level 2.25
Hence why I posted that you need to mix and match struts if you want the 2.25 level drop, which would be more of a nasty ass sag than anything else 
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Ugh, I hate my Roush springs....well the rears anyways. It looks like my rear wheel well ate the top of my tires...and on top of that my right rear is about 1" lower than my left rear...
But no matter, I have my Koni struts on their way and I am putting my barely used (8000 miles) SVT rear springs back in and keeping the Front Roush springs, I HATE saggy ass...why cant ford ever learn from BMW that a car can be level and look good!!
E0 #4384 of 6535
Born Jan. 9 1998
My SVT from the ashes
147,466 miles, purchased Nov. 2002 @ 76,559 miles
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Originally posted by CSVT985:
Ugh, I hate my Roush springs....well the rears anyways. It looks like my rear wheel well ate the top of my tires...and on top of that my right rear is about 1" lower than my left rear...
But no matter, I have my Koni struts on their way and I am putting my barely used (8000 miles) SVT rear springs back in and keeping the Front Roush springs, I HATE saggy ass...why cant ford ever learn from BMW that a car can be level and look good!!
My car is level, front to back and left to right. Sounds like you have bushing issues.
Park your car on a level surface. The bottom of your rocker panel (not the rocker extensions) should be level.
If you don't like the look, that's a different story.
But Roush, like BAT springs and the Koni kit, drop the car withouth altering the stance, which means that the rears will "tuck in" before the fronts.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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Originally posted by liquidX:
So who else wants to go low? 
I will be, or at least I want to be. It will either be a new suspension for my car or get an SVTL
So if I go the B&G Autobahns and leave the raked stance, I'll be fine with one set of struts, good. You got me confused for a bit X. Is there anybody else around here with pictures of the autobahns other than the black SVT that is everywhere?
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I am looking at getting B&G in the next few weeks. Couple weeks after I get my house. It will be 2.5 front and 1.6 in the rear. I don't want to have to go with pre 98 set up in the rear to get the level drop. I am a fan of the Raked stance. Plus I have 2 12" speakers so that will help lower the rear. My question is what is a good strut to go with that will not break my bank account. I was thinkin about getting the B&G?Eibach set up from Shox.com if they are still offering the deal.
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Sorry but had to bring this thread back. I think I'm going to with the Koni Sprot Kit. I figured that the BAT kit was not going to lower the car as much as I wanted. My car is already lower than normal because of the sagging springs so putting on a 1" drop wouldn't make that much of a differnce. I'm planning to get this kit by at least Christams maybe a little later.
Does anyone besides Ford Guy have this kit? Any thoughts or comments?
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