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Has Anyone used a Quickstrut assembly to replace stock suspension?

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New Mechanic I’m taking it to normally uses quick struts for time and cost. I told them I’d prefer oem if possible because I can only imagine the ST with body roll or a bounce ride with the torsion beam rear end and and short wheel base. Also I swear after 7.5 years and 75000 miles everything is stiff in the cold. I swear the damper fluid was freezing in the winter or at least ridiculously thick in cold weather. The stock dampening kind of sucks from the factory too. Wish bilstein a made a complete assembly.
 


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All the quickstrut assemblies I see in a quick search come up as interchange matching the base model Fiesta, not the ST

If that’s the case, I would highly recommend against it, especially if you’re replacing one nor two for some reason. The spring rates and damping will be softer and won’t match the ST, nor will the ride height match.

Spring compressor really isn’t that much of a big deal as long as you are using it in a safe manner. You can even rent one at your local auto parts store for a few bucks.
 


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BleehbleBlahble said:
New Mechanic I’m taking it to normally uses quick struts for time and cost. I told them I’d prefer oem if possible because I can only imagine the ST with body roll or a bounce ride with the torsion beam rear end and and short wheel base. Also I swear after 7.5 years and 75000 miles everything is stiff in the cold. I swear the damper fluid was freezing in the winter or at least ridiculously thick in cold weather. The stock dampening kind of sucks from the factory too. Wish bilstein a made a complete assembly.
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I had the same issue year and a half ago, as I didn't want to deal with compressing the springs and didn't want OEM. I rolled the dice and went with Raceland coil overs. They have a lifetime warranty and have been trouble free for the past 18 months. A 1 inch drops makes for improved handling which is so nice. The only complaint is the ride isn't any stiffer over the stock setup.
 


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