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- 2008 Mazda5 GT
Anyone looked into cross shopping the rear suspension, particularly shocks, from another car? Id be interested in the C-Max/V50 rear setup. It boils down to the same platform so they should have the same fitment and I would like more stroke. Anyone look into this or own any of these cars and have worked on the suspension to give some insight? We all know Wiki is spot-on (/s).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_C1_platform
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_C1_platform
Among all of the cars, the floorpan is different, but the front- and rear-subframes, suspension, steering, braking, safety, and electrical components are shared.[citation needed]
Vehicles currently using this platform include the following:
2003 Ford Focus C-Max (C214), first European vehicle on this platform
2004 Mazda Axela/Mazda 3 (BK)
2004 Volvo S40 (P11)
2004 Volvo V50 (P12)
2005 Ford Focus (International) (C307), (Note: the Ford Focus (North America) continues on the C170 platform through 2010)
2006 Mazda Premacy/Mazda 5 (BK) (and related Ford i-Max)
2006 Volvo C70 (P15)
2007 Volvo C30 (P14)
2008 Ford Kuga (C394)
2008 Mazda Biante
2012 Volvo V40 (Note: modified platform)[2]