Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Suspension Installed my Roush Springs and ST200 Struts today

The difference in the weight of the engines is only 40-60 pounds because the Zetec has an iron block while the Duratec is all aluminum!

-Andy

How mush lower did the springs get your car ?

about an inch in the 3/4 inch in the front and 1 inch in the back.

so a nice little drop for us who arent going for the slammed look plus. liveing where the snow flys and the drifts are as high as the light on your car. there can be such thing as too low. for an all year round car.

My belief is that it will settle considerable lower over hte next month!

-Andy

Well all springs will sag to a certain degree. They are designed to compress under stress. You will never get away from this issue. Unless you put steel rods up in place of the struts.

That said, these springs, like most other aftermarket springs, are stiffer then stock. So whatever sag there is, it is keep to a minimum.

I have the same problem, I put st200 and roush springs and it lowered nicely (I also switched from stock 15's to 16" svt wheels) but the back is a little bit lower than the front. The way I look at it is that I paid $270 for the parts and I was more concerned with the ride quality and performance which has been a major upgrade so I am satisfied. Besides, the slight difference still looks better than the huge gap that exists with the oem parts!