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Just a question, was it official that the rear springs are the same on the SE and the SVT??
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160,000 miles and still going..
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Yes. 98 and newer V6 Contiques with manual trans use the same rear springs as the 98 and newer SVT.
Jim Johnson
98 SVT
03 Escape Limited
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98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15
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Try that. Either way the length is all that matters. Is 17" normal for SVT springs? The struts were replaced but they are stock SVT struts. They have the SVT sticker on them.
1999 3.0L Cougar: 220fwhp and 200tq
2003 VW Passat W8 with 4 Motion AWD
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/300644
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Hmm I got this info from a CEG'er:
1. 16, 1/2's inches
2. 16, 3/4's inches
Sounds like the springs aren't the problem. Mine are new so I guess I could see a slight (1/2") change in length over 80K miles. I'll measure the struts and compare them to another SVT I just picked up. Maybe they are stock Contour struts with the SVT sticker placed on them.
1999 3.0L Cougar: 220fwhp and 200tq
2003 VW Passat W8 with 4 Motion AWD
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/300644
PM for intrest in 3L SVT Contours, 3L swaps into your current car, Prepped 3L engines, or anything 3L related.
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Struts make zero difference in the ride height. Your problem will be the springs or mounting of springs on that issue.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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The struts would make a difference if the spring perch was higher. If that is the case the car would sit higher because the springs would already be compressed a bit and wouldn't compress when the weight of the car was put on it. As far as I can tell the strut goes into the hub like normal and the pinch bolt goes through. The hub looks like a stock hub.
I'm just going to pull the entire strut, spring, hub, a-arm, and axle out and replace it with one from my other car to see if that fixes it, which it should. Then I will compare each part to figure it out.
1999 3.0L Cougar: 220fwhp and 200tq
2003 VW Passat W8 with 4 Motion AWD
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/300644
PM for intrest in 3L SVT Contours, 3L swaps into your current car, Prepped 3L engines, or anything 3L related.
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Originally posted by Blackcoog:
The struts would make a difference if the spring perch was higher. If that is the case the car would sit higher because the springs would already be compressed a bit and wouldn't compress when the weight of the car was put on it. As far as I can tell the strut goes into the hub like normal and the pinch bolt goes through. The hub looks like a stock hub.
I'm just going to pull the entire strut, spring, hub, a-arm, and axle out and replace it with one from my other car to see if that fixes it, which it should. Then I will compare each part to figure it out.
Good point, & your plan of action sounds like it should identify the problem.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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