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23-03-2016, 04:11 PM
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Starter Motor
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Hi guys, new owner of a 2012 Trend here, and of course the first thing I look at doing is sharpening up the suspension and lowering a bit. I figure the best and easiest way to do this is with the springs and shocks from a focus ST, and through a lucky find, got a set from a 2013 model.
Will it be reasonably easy for any shop to fit these? Does anyone know if it has been done before, and about how much this would drop the car? Thanks. |
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25-03-2016, 06:35 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2006
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pretty sure the ST suspension is vastly different to the trend
http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/t...alkaround.html
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27-03-2016, 05:26 AM
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LW Focus TDCI
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Thought about this myself.
http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/b...lled-se-3.html This above thread is suggesting that the front will work, the rear shocks won't fit. I ended up getting eibach springs. What would be really nice now, would be to fit the faster steering setup, from the ST. |
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28-03-2016, 08:59 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: W.A.
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It might be safer to get the suspension gear from a Sport model rather than an ST. I seem to remember people who put the springs from a previous generation XR5 actually raised the height on a standard LV- I think the weight of the smaller engine was insufficient.
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29-03-2016, 09:29 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Thanks for the replys, I think I will go ahead and put both springs and the front shocks on anyway, hopefully it won't leave my car at a tilt! As I said, I got these at a real steal so I don't really mind playing around with things, and if the rear shocks don't fit then I can always sell them on.
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11-01-2018, 09:06 PM
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Starter Motor
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12-01-2018, 07:52 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Honestly.....still haven't done it. Financial situation changed and couldn't justify the cost of having them put in and don't have tools, skills, space or time to do it myself.
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19-04-2016, 02:47 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Sydney
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I can guarantee you the fronts are the same, the rears are not. ST rear shocks are much shorter.
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Focus ST springs and shocks on a Trend?
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