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by "ride nice" do you mean better handling or without feeling the road? i cant see stiffer shocks giving a smoother ride, unless im missing something lol.

Scourge,Jun 5 2009, 10:24 AM Wrote:Are the shocks/struts identical between the S, SE, and SES?   I've been led to believe that the ST springs fall about half way between SVT and stock in terms of firmness and ride height.  Can anyone confirm this?

the only diff would be the SES comes with a factory rear sway bar, the other 2 don't. IIRC the wagon was the only one that came with stiffer springs.

im not really sure how much of a difference you'd actually notice just changing shocks vs the cost of getting them. same goes for the springs, and if the springs were a little too stiff for the OEM shocks then you'd eventually have to replace those as well, then you'd be no further ahead.

since Canadian_ST said that the spring rates were slightly stiffer in the front, and the same in the rear, with the shocks being just a bit stiffer, IMO - it'll be negligable to see the difference when you're cornering hard and stuff. i dont think it'd be worth the $ to get it now, maybe when buying the car new, sure.

hopefully someone else can shed some more light on this, but the svt kit might be your best bet, either that or keep it the way it is until stuff needs to be replaced.