I have to replace my front struts. I am trying to determine which suspension my 2003 has now. It is a V8. I believe it has the sport package because it does not have the rear adjustable headrests. Is there any way to tell between the sport struts / shocks and european suspension without crawling under the car and getting the part number off the struts?

IIRC - your only factory options were base or sport - euros were not OE on any northamerican LSes.

Thanks.

I know the rear stabilizer bar on sport was larger diameter than non sport. you could measure it?

Any LS after 01 had the smaller rear headrests

I have to replace my front struts. I am trying to determine which suspension my 2003 has now. It is a V8. I believe it has the sport package because it does not have the rear adjustable headrests. Is there any way to tell between the sport struts / shocks and european suspension without crawling under the car and getting the part number off the struts?
I have rear adjustable head rests and mine is a sport.

Any LS after 01 had the smaller rear headrests
Until 2003....

Hmmm....is there any other way to tell what suspension my car has? VIN? Trim Plate? Anything?

from your picture gallery it looks like you have no chrome on the bumpers and the sport wheels, so i would say you have the sport supsension.

I have rear adjustable head rests and mine is a sport.

Me Too ... But my Sport is an 06. Don't know if they are small of large though.

so what's the word on the euro shocks? I've got an 03 sport... can I get euro shocks for it?

yes - http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showpost.php?p=65472&postcount=6

The rear anti-sway bars are the same, sport V6 & V8, according to a Lincoln suspension engineer.

All '03-'05 V8 LSes are sport, all '03-'05 V6's are non-sport. That is with the exception of Canadian and 3 American V6's. All '06 LSes are sport.

All '06 LSes are sport.
Not all of them.... ;)

The rear anti-sway bars are the same, sport V6 & V8, according to a Lincoln suspension engineer.

All '03-'05 V8 LSes are sport, all '03-'05 V6's are non-sport. That is with the exception of Canadian and 3 American V6's. All '06 LSes are sport.

DOH! It is a Canadian car.....back to square one....