The previous owner of my Grand Marquis had the ride height raised, because the springs started sagging. I'm going to be dropping the suspension by an inch with some Eaton Detroit Police Interceptor springs once I get some other stuff out the way, but I decided I would revert back to the "stock" ride height today. The car now looks like the suspension's already been dropped by an inch and looks pretty good.
Whilst I was at it, I noticed I had no driver's side insulator on my rear sway bar.
Plan is to install Addco sway bars with the other suspension upgrades, but I thought this was the perfect opportunity to upgrade my 17 mm bar to a 21 mm until I do that. Police models use a 17 mm, but have stiffer springs, whilst Handling Package equipped models got the 21 mm bar also found on the Marauder. With my luck, it wasn't available and neither were the insulators. Got a 17 mm stabilizer bar with the insulators for $30 from the dealer along with new end links and on the car it went.
It drives like a different car now. Steering is not as light, although there's a bit of body roll, it's not as extreme as it used to be and I'm certainly more confident driving it now. Had to "release" the child within and kick the rear end out, taking a u turn on an empty road. Couldn't have done that without schiting myself with the previous setup.
Can't wait to get those larger sway bars, aircraft grade control arms/Watts linkage, springs and Bilstein shocks.
Whilst I was at it, I noticed I had no driver's side insulator on my rear sway bar.
It drives like a different car now. Steering is not as light, although there's a bit of body roll, it's not as extreme as it used to be and I'm certainly more confident driving it now. Had to "release" the child within and kick the rear end out, taking a u turn on an empty road. Couldn't have done that without schiting myself with the previous setup.
