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Fiesta 1.0 Zetec S rear spring

Dal.
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Hi all - would anyone happen to have to hand the FINIS part number (or link to buy some online) for the rear springs on my 2016 1.0 Zetec S please? 

It's only a 10 minute job to change them but I know the ride height is different to all the 1.0l fiestas so don't want to order the standard ones by mistake!

Had a rattle and turned out to be the last half turn of my NS coil had corroded through!

 

 

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    54 minutes ago, Dal. said:

    It's only a 10 minute job to change them

    You do realise you've just jinxed that and now every bolt is going to be a nightmare to get back in right?

    Anyways I get 2 numbers and I don't know which one will be yours sorry. I'm guessing its the sports tuned as the Zetec-S sits slightly lower?

    1787715 - With Sports Tuned Suspension.
    1523225 - With Standard Suspension.

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    Thanks Luke!

    Well when I was underneath the car removing the rattly bit it all looked pretty corrosion free so fingers crossed!

     

    Yeah, the zetec s sits a bit lower than the STD car (bit not the ST setup I'm lead to believe) so makes sense it's the "sport" one.

     

    Thanks again.

    D

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    Well changed the springs over for a pair of new ones. Was as easy as expected thankfully and didn't take too long. Rates Ford  on ebay were cheaper than my local dealer (TC Harrison Derby)

    Jacked up and broken spring removed:

    spring2.jpg

     

    New spring in. Did the other side too:

    spring3.jpg

     

    Quality control / supervision at all times:

    spring4.jpg

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    Did you only change one spring ? It's always been the norm to replace both sides.

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    On 9/4/2020 at 7:54 PM, Dal. said:

    New spring in. Did the other side too:

    spring3.jpg

     

     

    On 9/5/2020 at 10:37 AM, Ian Lanc said:

    Did you only change one spring ? It's always been the norm to replace both sides.

     

    Mentioned in post, but a photo just for you 🙂

    IMG20200823122442.jpg

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