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    #16
    I think it drives quite a bit better with the wagon springs in the back, but I installed new shocks all around as well so that definitely helps
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    - 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims

    - 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust

    - 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stock

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      #17
      slight rake
      Former panther owner
      1981 CV 351 4bbl
      1991 CV 302 EFI

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        #18
        Originally posted by marquisman View Post
        for heaven sake, do not have any rake in the rear. your car must be slammed to the ground...
        ....so sayeth Baja 1000 Man.

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          #19
          he who has rake...shal suffer 1000 deaths!

          1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
          1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
          1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
          2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
          2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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            #20
            Originally posted by marquisman View Post
            he who has rake...shal suffer 1000 deaths!
            *points at GMGT*

            there's slight rake there... are you dying 1000 deaths?

            Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
            rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
            Originally posted by gadget73
            ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
            Originally posted by dmccaig
            Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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              #21
              GMGTs intense off road suspention dont count. its passed the rake catagory.....its a baja car! but if you insist, i feel like im dying more than a thousand deaths when reading some posts...

              1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
              1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
              1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
              2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
              2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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                #22
                point

                Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
                Originally posted by gadget73
                ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
                Originally posted by dmccaig
                Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by marquisman View Post
                  GMGTs intense off road suspention dont count. its passed the rake catagory.....its a baja car! but if you insist, i feel like im dying more than a thousand deaths when reading some posts...
                  Yeah, I think Ford Motor Company, when designing the current Raptor pickup, used GMGT as inspiration for the suspension design....

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                    #24
                    marquisman, that 2 door of yours has gots a lil rake in her!!!!!!!!! LOL
                    '88' MGM wagon (mine and my sons toy)
                    "60" chrysler New Yorker (my project)
                    "78" Chevy 1 Ton P/U (yard horse)
                    "01" Ford Explorer (wifes DD)
                    "93" Chevy Suburban (my DD)

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Pirate View Post
                      Yeah, I think Ford Motor Company, when designing the current Raptor pickup, used GMGT as inspiration for the suspension design....
                      well, im glad GMGT was some what inspirational. so maybe i wont suffer a 1000 deaths after all.

                      1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
                      1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
                      1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
                      2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
                      2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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                        #26
                        I would have to go with the rake.
                        89 CV LX 225/60 x 16 tires, CC819 rear springs, Front & rear sway bar, trans & PS cooler from 90 cop car. KYB shocks, F-150 on rear. Dual Exhaust w/ H pipe. Dark brown door panels, carpet, steering wheel, trim parts from a 87 Mer GM. Power front buckets from 96 Jeep Cherokee. LED'S front & rear. 3G Alt from a 97 Taurus wagon 3.0. Electric fan. Rear axle from a 97 PI 3.27 with disk brakes. Headlight relays.

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