If one upgraded the brakes to "aero" brakes, could one run aftermarket brake kits made for the Marauder? If its not straight forward swap, what could/need be done to make it work? And what size wheel would be necessary for the stock Marauder brakes; aren't they bigger?
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you would need to do a 03+ frame swap
iirc the front brakes are smaller on the 03+ cars anyway.......the 98-02 front brakes and 92-97 rear discs work fine on a box
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Completely different front suspension on an 03+. I highly doubt you'd be able to make Marauder stuff fit without a frame swap, or at least extensive frame mods. Maybe if you were really good, you could modify the box frame to take the 03+ front suspension and crossmember, but you best be damn sure of what you're doing.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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What type of suspension do Panthers use after 2003? Let me guess, Lincolns got it a year early, too?
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They got a huge aluminum sub-frame up front to replace the k-member, and they use a spring/shock combo that I guess you could call a strut.Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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Thanks guys. Sounds like too much trouble, could go completely custom for that effort. I thought maybe Marauder stuff would be a way of getting into big brakes, because they might be considered a performance vehicle by the aftermarket. But after I wrote that I actually looked up what was out there and there wasn't much. There was mention on a another forum about 14" brakes, but when you goto the website of the company, and you cannot find it. I think I did find one of the brake companies making a big brake kit, but it was also offered for '98-02 Vics too. I would like a source for 13" brakes, for function and form.Internal combustion of all types is a mechanical symphony, but it is the primordial roar of a V-8 that stirs a man's savage soul.Comment
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no, platform wide in 2003.Originally posted by 1990LTD View PostWhat type of suspension do Panthers use after 2003? Let me guess, Lincolns got it a year early, too?
http://www.p71interceptor.com/underc...2008policep71/ has some pics of what the underside of the 03+ looks like. Note the rack and pinion steering and that big aluminum crossmember under the motor.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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That's pretty neat. Thanks.
When I hear subframe I think unibody but obviously not the case heresigpic
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The aluminum front cross member was only in place for a few years, wasn't it? I thought they went back to steel.
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