Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Suspension Leda & ground control

skatrcj: Ground Control makes a height adjustable spring setup that fits over our struts. If you have standard Eibach springs they are just sitting on the Koni's perch and your car is happy. If you want to drop your ride real low and be able to raise it back up sometimes you would use the GC coilovers on your Konis instead of your Eibach springs.

Hope this helps!

Would it be worth it to get the ground controls w/ the stock SVT struts or should I just wait until my suspension wears out and get the Koni/GC combo all at once. I'm sure the second one would be better, but I don't have a whole lot of money (still in college) and I wonder if it would be worth it to wait and get both at the sametime or one at a time?

Thanks,
Justin

As with any other spring install, if you buy only the GC kit and install it on stock struts you'll have to do the entire process a 2nd time when you want thos Konis in there. This is what I did because I didn't know if I was gonna keep the GCs and didn't want to ruin a brand new set of Konis. Now that I'm happy with the GC kit I have to go back and install it on Konis... Again I have access to lift and air tools so everything's easier.

Then there's the problem of bounciness. Even good SVT shocks don't have the rebound damping necessary to control the ERS springs in the GC kit. This will show mostly at highway speeds if you hit a swoopy dip in the road it'll take the car a 2nd bounce before it takes a set. This is NOT a really sought after behaviour and the only way to avoid it is with a stiffer shock valving (aka Konis or other). I've been living with it for a while though and although I swear at it every time I can't help but smile whenever I step out of my car and take a good look at it

My next upgrade is Konis with sway bars, strut bars and better bushings all around.

Oh, jcboeckl you have mail!

Silversvt- Did you get to specify what spring rate you wanted or did they just give you a "contour svt" package?

Thanks SilverSVT a ton,

I think I am going to work on saving for a Borla/ypipe first then I will work on the suspension. This will give me more time on my stock struts and more time to save money.

Oh and THANKS FOR THE EMAIL!!
Thanks,
Justin

ND SVT: Naah you don't get to pick and choose... I'm actually looking for the specs of their kit, I'd really like to know what rates I got. I'll call them on that some day, I think it's the exact same package for all V6 Tours and Cougars as well. No "SVT special" stuff here... As soon as I figure my spring rates I'm going to order a set of 4 softer springs for winter from a race supply store.

jcboeckl: Glad I could help! Have fun...

If the box or a spring has a part number on it you can look it up in one of these tables on their website: 2.25" inside diameter , 2.5" inside diameter
Let us know if you find out so that we can order a second set also. Thanks for the info!

They do have a number on them... I'll have the car up on jacks next week to install new pieces and work on my brakes so I'll jot down the numbers then and post back in this forum.

Acconding to Terry Haines If we want confortable ride with the ground control but with track capabilities. "We need and a harder valving strut set up and a softer spring. This will keep the ride softer on the street and adjustable for thr track."