Ok it does make a diference but it's not WOW very minor maybe comparred to a newly greased and installed original set up
It is very easy to do, and if you search on this forum you will find how its done but in principle you need a set of spring compressors about £19.99 from Halfords. the sierra strut top bits can be got from any FORD dealer for £10
you basically replace the three washers shown in Jclay picture with the one sierra bearing rebated side down so it centralises the shock, contrary to some this does not effect the ride hieght or requires any machining of the cone top
i fitted both in two hours and i'm a chippy by trade, i was unsure at the mid stage of the first installation so i called S+S who ran through the procedure with me.
so in a nutshell i literally jacket the front of the car up jamed the washer at the top of the strut using a piece of angle wedged against one of the three nuts holding the leg in place and undone the locking nut
i then compressed the spring then forced the leg down admittidly removing the steering arm does make this easier, but eneogh to wiggle the mounting top out,
cleaned the whole thing up bit of paint here and there where needed. replaced the three washers with the one in the spring pan wiggled the mounting top back in an tightened everything back up.
easier when your doing it to explain but thats how i did it.
Now i know that there is an alternative to this set up one that i believe Jclay shows and one that can be brought from the US but this is the basic ford sierra top conversion
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