Would like to purchase shock strut

[DerekYang]

Hi, I'm a 2012 Fiesta S 1.6 (non-st) owner from Taiwan,
I would like to purchase the OE ST shock strut for my vehicle as an upgrade,
but I found that the price before and after 2016 with a huge difference ,
does anyone know if there are any actual difference between these two versions?
thanks in advance.

 

[jeffreylyon]

The front knuckles on the non-ST and ST are different. I think that the ST knuckles are taller.

 

[DerekYang]

The front knuckles on the non-ST and ST are different. I think that the ST knuckles are taller.

Yes, you are right, they are different,
but you can swap the front knuckles or struts between the ST and non-ST versions, they won't affect each other.
the ST front knuckles will provide better suspension geometry when lowing down an non-ST Fiesta.
actually, I have had my front knuckles replace by ST Knuckles

 

[DerekYang]

this is what confused me