I've not had great luck with re-using front endlinks. They break a lot of the time. If yours aren't rusted and they come apart though, you're good.
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86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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BTW my X 89 wagon came with the heavy gauge steel control arms but no sway. The bars were not rolled nor did they have the second set of holes to mount the bar. So I don't know if only wagons got the heavy bars or any later box. The only way I could tell the difference between the (early?) thin bars and these was with a gauge.
It was an easy conversion. Just roll the lower lip a bit, mount up the bar to the single set of holes, drill the second set of holes using the bar ass a template.03 Marauder DPB, HS, 6disk, Organizer Mods> LED's in & Out, M&Z rear control arms, Oil deflector, U-Haul Trans Pan, Blue Fuzzy Dice
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Wagons have a bigger than PI yet hollow front bar (1 3/16) if you can find one. Very early tow package cars sometimes got the solid front big bar (1 1/8).
Box PI is your only source for the fattest rear bar (1”). Handling RPO cars got a smaller bar that’s not too hard to find that’s better than nothing. In 1990, the frame changed and you can use a rear aero bar IIRC. Look up above your rear axle for two frame brackets with single holes in the middle, forward. Late 89 might be close enough but I doubt it.
There is also the option in the rear to add the brackets and install an aero or aftermarket bar: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...ED-87-Town-Car1990 Country Squire - weekend cruiser, next project
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You can pick up an addco front bar from summit or similar. It will bolt right up. I had one installed and removed it because it was too wide. At full lock the tires would rub it.
You can also install aero front bars. Those normally get different end links and attach to the spindles, though I recall some peeps just using the stock box end links on them and everything working out just fine.
I have one on my car attached to the spindles as I have upgraded to big brakes.
Unfortunately I do not have an easy option for the rear for you.~David~
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The rear bars on those use endlinks more like the 90s Vics do. Its also too narrow. I'm not super motivated to climb under mine for measurements but its definitely not the same rear bar design.
if you ever run across one with a diesel engine, I've got a shopping list I could send you86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Originally posted by Tiggie View Postbigger yet hollow
He said in almost any case, if you can have a bar of a particular dimension that is solid, or you can have one of a somewhat bigger dimension that is hollow, go with the bigger diameter one to see the most effective benefit.
I can't say I can find any information to the contrary. There are obviously strength considerations; a skinny solid bar will perform equivalent to a slightly larger hollow bar. In some suspensions, space is a consideration, so saving space by using a skinnier solid bar makes sense. Since we've generally got acres of room with the only pinch point being where the lower rad hose wants to be, a huge bar isn't really an issue.
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I measured my front bar lastnight and its 1-3/16" so it either has a tow package or had already been upgraded. I only have one hole in the rear control arms so if I ever find a bar that fits ( which seems impossible to find) i have no problem drilling a second hole1989 MGM & 2016 Tacomasigpic
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yeah the spring is mostly a factor of diameter. The wagon bar should be extremely similar in stiffness to the solid police bar, but it weighs less. Not adding more weight to the front is a good thing.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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