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A fellow name of "martinst" just bought a set of these for his Mondeo: martinst post
The geometry looks identical to the two bolt lower control arms I just bought for my 2000 SVT.
Heres the companie's web site: Mondeo Poly Lower Control Arms - Click New Product Update
Originally posted by Question to Deflex:
Iâ??m very interested in your â??wishbonesâ? front control arms for the Ford Mondeo.
Can you tell me if these will fit late model Ford Contours. The geometry looks identical. I have a 1999 and a 2000 Ford Contour SVT.
Will you sell (and ship) to overseas addresses? Can you accept payment in US dollars?
Iâ??m a member of the Contour Enthusiast Group and Iâ??m sure there will be tremendous interest in this item if it fits and is available!
Originally posted by Response:
BELIEVE THEY WILL FIT THE 4 CYLINDER MODELS
I BELIEVE THE V6 USES A DIFFERENT WISHBONE WITH CONVENTIONAL BUSHES
WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THESE BUSHES WITHIN 2 WEEKS
REGARDS
STUART MASON
Not a definite "No." but still confusing. Will the "wishbone" shown work with conventional bushes or does it require a new "wishbone."
So, if I read this right, late model Mondeos use a different lower control arms for 4 cylinder and V6 models. Does that sound correct?
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I want a set if they fit  Beats me boxing my own.
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VERY interested. If they don't fit i could look into producing something similar.
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Are their prices lbs or euro? So they'd be $207-$300 for a pair.
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Originally posted by question to deflex:
A little confused.
Do I need a different wishbone for my V6 Contour than the part you offer? Mondeos use different wishbones for 4 cylinder and V6 cars?
Or, Can I use the wishbone you offer now (metal part) with different bushes - a part that you will have available soon?
If this works out, I would like to buy one set to test on my 2000 SVT contour, followed by a much larger order as part of a "group buy" for the Contour Enthusiast group (CEG).
Originally posted by deflex answer:
hi
as i understand it - the wishbone on a 4 cylinder mondeo is different to the V6
Our arms can only be used on 4 cylinder models
the V6 uses a similar shape wisbone but the orientation of the bush is conventional - that is the axis of the movement of the arm is in line with the centre hole of the bush.
this is applicable to UK models - it might be different in the USA
I can clarify this if you can fax me or email me a pic of the front suspension layout for both the 4 cylinder and V6 contours
regards
Anyone have pics of "the the front suspension layout for both the 4 cylinder and V6 contours?"
Different engines do not entail different control arms designs for Contours. Early/Late Model year difference, sure â??? but not drive train differences. It might be useful to show him that I guess.
I wonder why Ford went that route with Mondeos?
Is there any chance that this guy is confused about V6 Mondeos? The arm in the picture looks like it could bolt right on my car.
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I think, if his information is accurate, that Ford possibly went with 4 bolt LCAs on the mondeo v6s. Possibly because the 4 bolt LCAs are a bit better design from what I understand.
But since our cars all use the same LCAs regardless of engine, I'd be willing to bet those would swap onto any contour with 2 bolt LCAs.
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I just bought LCAs about 4 weeks ago. 
I'd have sprung for those - just to be different.
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Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
I just bought LCAs about 4 weeks ago.
I'd have sprung for those - just to be different.
I just bought LCAs last week. If they lower the price for a GB, I might be interested, but I don't want to spend $250 for them.
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I've been looking in to doing something similiar to this for many years. I'm now about to install my THIRD SET OF FRONT A ARMS!
The quoted price is reasonable based on what is involved! There's an tremendous amount of custom fabrication req'd plus the cost of bushings and new ball joints. They must be overbuilt to eliminate any chance of failure and subsequent litigation.
The main reason I never offered anything for sale is that the disposable Ford arms are cheap and not many here w/b willing to fork over the $200-300 cost for this type of A arm.
As soon as Ford doubles or triples the price on the stock arms, like they've done on many other parts for our cars (rr sway bar brackets, frt end links, etc.), I'll reconsider making them for sale.
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Originally posted by morbid:
Are their prices lbs or euro? So they'd be $207-$300 for a pair.
Price is in British Pounds, so with current rates it's approx 338.892 USD or 374.476 CAD before freight from the UK.
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