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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Hi I've got a 2002 st170 (bluefin, K&N 57i with cold air feed, Peco 31/2" cat back, EBC slotted/dimpled and Greenstuff all round). I'm sure I read somewhere that the suspension for the ordinary 2.0 Zetec is the same as the ST 170 of the same vintage...if that is so could I get coilovers and polybushes for the 2.0 Zetec and save a couple of quid.....tight I know but at nearly a quid and a half a litre, I need my pennies for motion not control lol....Many thanks in advance...
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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Right everything is compatible.
ST170 Hubs are different, so are the breaks and the shocks and springs. As far as I know. Eveyrthing else is the same.
You can also fit ST170 shocks and springs on a standard Focus.
So I imagine normal Focus shocks and springs will fit in the ST170.
So yes I imagine normal Focus coilovers will be fine for the ST.
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Thanks Bailes1992....will have to look closely into this........one question....27.4 mpg - how???? freewheel everywhere lol

By the way where in Bridgend are you - my mum's family are from Bridgend and Sarn....
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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Pritty much same fitments mate. I'm running an st engine, hubs etc etc etc and these are the same fitment as the 1.8, 2.0 etc.

This is how it sits.




yours will sit a little lower as this is stripped so sits a little higher than standard weight ones.

Nick

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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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Great stuff thanks Nick....I'll post some pics when I get it done..
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ken sykes
Great stuff thanks Nick....I'll post some pics when I get it done..
Not a problem dude.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ken sykes
Thanks Bailes1992....will have to look closely into this........one question....27.4 mpg - how???? freewheel everywhere lol

By the way where in Bridgend are you - my mum's family are from Bridgend and Sarn....
Nackered O2 sensor

Damm I feel sorry for them, Bridgends a hatefull place
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 05:48 PM
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Damm I feel sorry for them, Bridgends a hatefull place.............lol Bailes1992
It's certainly changed from when I was a boy......it was posh in the 60's and 70's.......
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ken sykes
Damm I feel sorry for them, Bridgends a hatefull place.............lol Bailes1992
It's certainly changed from when I was a boy......it was posh in the 60's and 70's.......
I pakred at the embassy last night to go to work and picked my car up about 2am.
Back to work again 12pm this saft, parked up and the 3 cars I was parked next to last night all had there windows smashed in.
I reckon if I'd have been working till 3-4am my car would have been done too.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 06:48 PM
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bloody scum bags......I really don't understand them....nick it and use it I can understand, but just smash the windows....they need their bollox kicking in..these people are a waste of skin
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