Rear air suspension
Asked by rwing93 Nov 08, 2014 at 03:07 PM about the 2002 Lincoln Town Car Signature
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I am leaning toward replacing the air bags with a coil spring conversion kit. My concern is
the ride. Will the car ride rougher with the coil springs? I am going to sell the car after it's
fixed. Should I just replace the bags or go with the coil springs?
6 Answers
I'm no mechanic, but you don't need one to answer this. Always replace with stock parts-unless you are going to keep it at least as long as the replacement part will last!! No one wants to buy someone's back yard fix-it Idea. And, yes the car will ride rougher without the airbags.
scotty1992tces answered 10 years ago
we replaced our airbag system with a conversion kit on our 92 exec series and it rides as great as the original. buy the correct kit from a reputable outlet like strut masters and have it installed by a local shop or do it yourself.
If the vehicle is a car then do to replace it with shocks and springs it will make the car run as if it were suddenly a tank. Not a Lincoln If it is a truck style then it wont change much in how it rides. But the air suspension in the car is why it runs like it is sitting on a cloud.
I had the air bags replaced in my 2003 Lincoln town car with a coil spring conversion kit. The ride is too hard. I am considering reverting to air bags.
lpavelchak0204 answered 6 years ago
I replaced my air suspension in my 2002 Town Car in 2015 and it is a different ride. I wouldn't say it is rough but it rides more like a Cadillac DeVille than a Lincoln now.
I just did the conversion (95 Mark VIII) I think the car rides better (softer) however with IRS it still handles great! My only real concern is the Monroe kit raised the back of the car 2"... looks like crap. To the top of the wheel opening before 28" front and 28" rear, after 28" f & 30"r. vendor or Monroe won't answer my calls