Twisted1
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- Lee, NH
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- 97 2wd SOHC 5 speed
Has anyone done it? Brian (slammedXonair) any insite from you on this would be greatly appriciated!!! :notworthy I picked up a 95 Mark VIII as a transplant donor for my 93 Ex the thread for that is here http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2402189#post2402189 So I'm going to try and keep these 2 threads as seperate as possible as per forum rules. While trying to figure a way to install the engine I kept thinking that there must be a way to section in the entire front sub frame, suspension, cross members ect one shot and not only end up with a much better front suspension but also incorporate the engine craddle since the 2 subrames are bolted together and seem to work very nicely clearance wise. My thought was possibly modify the entire front frame rails from the firewall forward, strip everything bare of all stock suspension components, engine crossmember, steering ect and modify the rails to allow the Lincoln sub frame to essentially bolt up into place. If need be I'm prepared to cut the frame at the front cab mounts and rebuild from scratch, which honestly may be the easier rt to go from the start. If I'm able to tackle this all correctly I'd end up with a factory air ride compatible system with IRS and the steering and suspension designed for this specific drivetrain I'm swapping into my Ex. I'll probably drop a couple hundred bucks and just get the coil spring conversion for the lincoln for now and next season go all out with aftermarket bags, lines, and compressor rather than attempt to figure out how Ford wired their system. I can always recoop some of my money by selling off the entire stock air ride to another lincoln owner I'll be swapping in the rear too obviously but I'm not very concerned with that end, there's a lot less potential for problems back there and I know thats been done before.