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Mad about struts #1638658 08/31/06 02:47 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago C Cobra_Jack OP New CEG\'er
OP Cobra_Jack New CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago	not in a good way my rear struts are toast.. the car only has 74K miles... i dunno but I would have thought they'd last much longer anyhow last weekend I spot a killer deal on eBay brand new SVT struts and spring going for around $100 and ~$30 shipping without much thought I put in a bid for $155 bucks (don't know why I picked that amount) for some reason I thought the auction was ending on Monday... and sure enough on Sunday I check my email and get an outbid notice followed by the "you're a looser" email.... $6 freaking dollars and ironically the winning usermname is extremely similar to mine eBAY I would have gladly paid $250 for them, what the hell was I thinking now I need to make a decision on what to get... I don't want to spend a small fortune either... yes I'd love to get the BAT kit, but I need to put that money towards repairing the bumper ChicagoSVT.com '03 DSG Cobra 'vert / '99 T. Red Contour SVT

Re: Mad about struts #1638659 08/31/06 02:55 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,143 Ypsilanti, Mi A AliasJerk�?� Addicted CEG\'er
AliasJerk�?� Addicted CEG\'er A Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,143 Ypsilanti, Mi	do an upgrade, you wont regret it. People like the BAT kit because it doesnt lower that much and its still a very refined but fun ride... But the way sales are going the Koni Sport kit is overall better bang for buck. Sorry to hear about your Strut musfortune, but its a sign just to upgrade Not all struts last over 70 or 80K its pretty common in a lot of cars for them to wear out at around 80K miles. It depends on the type of driving you do and the roads you drive on. Longest I have EVER seen a strut still have a decent ride was to 100K miles, and you could feel they were about done. I would think a sport tuned suspension wouldnt last longer then your average midsized car. 98 Corolla LE 1.8L DOHC 1ZZFE TEIN H.Tech Springs Tokico HP series Struts Short ram air intake Tsudo Axel Back Exhaust ... if a jelly fish stung me.. would you pee on the wound?

Re: Mad about struts #1638660 08/31/06 02:59 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago C Cobra_Jack OP New CEG\'er
OP Cobra_Jack New CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago	I hear what your saying, but $600+ bucks is just too much money for me to spend on the suspension this is my daily driver, I already have a money pit - the Cobra I would have loved to get the stock SVT struts and springs... still bitter about it ChicagoSVT.com '03 DSG Cobra 'vert / '99 T. Red Contour SVT

Re: Mad about struts #1638661 08/31/06 03:34 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 129 NJ C captainoblivious CEG\'er
captainoblivious CEG\'er C Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 129 NJ	Originally posted by Cobra_Jack: I hear what your saying, but $600+ bucks is just too much money for me to spend on the suspension How about $400 + shipping for just the BAT struts? It's a nice combo, big improvement over the stock shocks. I would have prefered the whole BAT, but I didn't want to deal with a 1" lower and scraping the front bumper on everything near me. Slow Vehicles in Training 01' Lightning 99' SVTC

Re: Mad about struts #1638662 08/31/06 04:10 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago C Cobra_Jack OP New CEG\'er
OP Cobra_Jack New CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago	Originally posted by captainoblivious: Originally posted by Cobra_Jack: I hear what your saying, but $600+ bucks is just too much money for me to spend on the suspension How about $400 + shipping for just the BAT struts? It's a nice combo, big improvement over the stock shocks. I would have prefered the whole BAT, but I didn't want to deal with a 1" lower and scraping the front bumper on everything near me. that's still a pretty penny I think I'll just get the stock SVT replacements from the local Ford dealer $87 each and just replace the rears for now how do the BAT struts work with the stock springs? I'm not road racing or anything of that nature.. I just need the car to get me around with decent gas mileage... 65 miles round trip daily ChicagoSVT.com '03 DSG Cobra 'vert / '99 T. Red Contour SVT

Re: Mad about struts #1638663 08/31/06 01:37 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 36 Is confused a place? I iluvmytour New CEG\'er
iluvmytour New CEG\'er I Joined: May 2006 Posts: 36 Is confused a place?	Originally posted by Cobra_Jack: I think I'll just get the stock SVT replacements from the local Ford dealer $87 each and just replace the rears for now You can get them from Bill Jenkins for ~$65 a strut...

Re: Mad about struts #1638664 08/31/06 02:09 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago C Cobra_Jack OP New CEG\'er
OP Cobra_Jack New CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago	Originally posted by iluvmytour: You can get them from Bill Jenkins for ~$65 a strut... Awesome! I just called him and left a message I'll get all 4 struts. anyone know how long the stock springs typically last? Is it worth replacing them when using stock SVT struts? I'm not really looking to lower the car (and if I were to lower it, it would be very minimal), and I'm not into autoX ChicagoSVT.com '03 DSG Cobra 'vert / '99 T. Red Contour SVT

Re: Mad about struts #1638665 08/31/06 02:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,051 Plainville, CT C CSVT1214 Hard-core CEG\'er
CSVT1214 Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,051 Plainville, CT	Originally posted by Cobra_Jack: Originally posted by iluvmytour: You can get them from Bill Jenkins for ~$65 a strut... Awesome! I just called him and left a message I'll get all 4 struts. anyone know how long the stock springs typically last? Is it worth replacing them when using stock SVT struts? I'm not really looking to lower the car (and if I were to lower it, it would be very minimal), and I'm not into autoX The stock springs don't get much life either. Common problem being that the front spring coils snap. It happened to my friend's 98.5 with about 70k miles. Started backing out of the driveway for work one morning, and the passenger front corner just dropped. Tony 1998 SVT Contour (B/MB) #542 3L 1998 SVT Contour (SF/MB) #1266 parts car 2000 SVT Contour (SF/MB) #1533 3L swap to begin!

Re: Mad about struts #1638666 08/31/06 02:27 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago C Cobra_Jack OP New CEG\'er
OP Cobra_Jack New CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 28 Chicago	Originally posted by CSVT1214: The stock springs don't get much life either. Common problem being that the front spring coils snap. It happened to my friend's 98.5 with about 70k miles. Started backing out of the driveway for work one morning, and the passenger front corner just dropped. what's a good replacement to pair up with the stock struts? ChicagoSVT.com '03 DSG Cobra 'vert / '99 T. Red Contour SVT

Re: Mad about struts #1638667 08/31/06 02:37 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,051 Plainville, CT C CSVT1214 Hard-core CEG\'er
CSVT1214 Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,051 Plainville, CT	Originally posted by Cobra_Jack: Originally posted by CSVT1214: The stock springs don't get much life either. Common problem being that the front spring coils snap. It happened to my friend's 98.5 with about 70k miles. Started backing out of the driveway for work one morning, and the passenger front corner just dropped. what's a good replacement to pair up with the stock struts? Either stock, or maybe go with BAT springs, which lower 1 inch, but not sure how well the stock struts will like them. Tony 1998 SVT Contour (B/MB) #542 3L 1998 SVT Contour (SF/MB) #1266 parts car 2000 SVT Contour (SF/MB) #1533 3L swap to begin!

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