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Thanks, I actualy remembered to bring my metric tape home!  I hope to get a measurement this weekend and will let ya'll know! 
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I measured my SuperSport struts this morning (sorry for the delay  ) .
The "overall" lengths (measured from outermost tip to outermost tip) are :
open - 17�¾" (45.085 cm)
closed - 10 3/8" (26.352 cm)
measured from stud (center) to stud (center) , it's about �¼" less on each end (or �½" combined  ) .
open - 17�¼" (43.815 cm)
closed - 9 7/8" (25.082 cm)
~~~~~~~ Phil
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35,000 miles & counting !
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Allen,
I sent off an email last week to the company that did the original group buy for us on these (I still have my actual receipt!). I have not heard anything back yet, so I may have to send them another email, but they do still have what appears to be a fully functioning webspace that is selling parts.
Rick
Owner of 00 #1611 Silver (Totalled) 98.5 T-Red SVT #6180
Buckshot77@msn.com
Misc 3L parts for sale
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Originally posted by Buckshot77:
Allen,
I sent off an email last week to the company that did the original group buy for us on these (I still have my actual receipt!). I have not heard anything back yet, so I may have to send them another email, but they do still have what appears to be a fully functioning webspace that is selling parts.
Rick
You're like me ... never throw away a receipt , never know when you might need it ! I'd be interested in knowing about which company it was , in case I need a replacement or whatever . Maybe we need another GB too ?
~~~~~~~ Phil
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I hope to be able to get one of my struts off this weekend and measured, will report bhack. I mean it this time. 
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Ok, I just got done installing a supersport hood kit, and my drivers side doesn't sit level and IT IS ANNOYING ME. What confuses me is that the passenger side sits fine and I did nothing different between the two sides. I used the same holes and tried swapping the two struts just in case but nothing changed. It doesn't appear to be anything hitting or touching so WHAT CAN I DO?  
Alex
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167 HP @6800
153 TQ @3000
Sold-
98 'Tour SE 24V 5-spd
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It appears that it's still level at the rear corner of the hood , or am I not seeing it right ? To me it looks like it's bowed in the middle of the hood line , which is weird  . If it's bowing in the middle , I'd have to say it's possibly hitting on the swivel bolted into the fender (check again) . You can always put some putty (or Play-Doh ) on top of the swivel if ya like to see if it squeezes out . If it was high in the corner , I'd say either the hood hinge moved a bit when you swapped out the bolt for the swivel or the strut was bottoming out on itself , which is what I think I was seeing when I mounted mine on the front-most hood hinge bolt  . It seemed to be reaching it's shortest length just a smidge before the hood was 100% closed , and was forcing the hood back a bit , no matter what I did , plus it seemed to be tweeking the fender flange a little . It would bottom out with a little of the shaft still showing , BTW - not 100% all the way in . I've since mounted 'em in the rear-most hood hinge bolts . It doesn't hold the hood up with quite as much vigor , but it seems to work fine . No swivel-fouling issues anywhere with it mounted this way (the strut "cartridge" is at the end bolted to the fender) . I had 'em on & off a bunch of times & said "F-it" , that's where they're going ! I'll snap a couple pics as soon as I can .
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I managed to snap a couple pics of the hood struts today . Here ya go :
pic one
pic two
pic three
pic four
Try to ignore all the dust on the car ... it's quite embarassing to me .
Any updates on your dilemma , '98 HO Contour' ??
~~~~~~~ Phil
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Originally posted by 98_HO_Contour:
Ok, I just got done installing a supersport hood kit, and my drivers side doesn't sit level and IT IS ANNOYING ME. What confuses me is that the passenger side sits fine and I did nothing different between the two sides. I used the same holes and tried swapping the two struts just in case but nothing changed. It doesn't appear to be anything hitting or touching so WHAT CAN I DO?
I got the same thing going and I have hood lift struts... I bought my CSVT used and kind of suspected a minor accident or something even though the guy denied any collisions...
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