Originally posted by SVT_70:
"BTW, I'm 39 and I don't give a damn what the ignorant masses think of my car."

Wasn't trying to imply that I agreed with the "masses" either, just simplifying that the car is what it is, a Contour, end of story. Trying to preach that somehow by putting on "subpar" ( not you specifically) struts would impact the cars manuverability in such a manner that once installed, the SVT would lose control, go into an auto-epileptic seizure and end up shiny side down? Geeze, how exactly do all of you drive? Food for thought... Was @ the ROUSH open house for abit today and amazingly enough, out of ALL of Jack's cars (personal and other) not ONE Contour SVT in sight! FGS, he had an Escort ZX3 there(tucked way back)? And no Tour SVT? Sad fact is the cars are plagued with problems galore, I've had my share like everyone else, pretty easy to cure however with a little automotive background. Although I'm doing a piss poor job of conveying how much I enjoy the car, I truly do! What else can you drive for so little purchase money and still get BTA performance and still maintain 24-26 MPG!? I though hard about the BAT kit, just couldn't convince myself that it was worth the money without going through the ENTIRE suspension if that's what it was truly about. For me, KYB fits the bill. BAT kit sounds like a great option, driven a few a perf. vehicles in Europe and agree that US suspensions are soft turds and the BAT kit gets you closer to the Euro std. But hey, what the masses want the masses get! I feel a little better knowing there are other 30 somethings driving around in what I consider a kids car, thanks for the upper!



My point on the springs is that if you bought KYBs to save money, and then paired them with lowering springs, you're barking up the wrong tree, since you'll probably have to replace the struts a lot sooner. Thereby, saving nothing.

If you paired them with stock springs--oh well, so they may not perform as well as new OEM struts, but at least they'll "work." To each his own.

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