Which suspension?

[CobraLS]

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?

 

[Quik LS]

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

 

[CobraLS]

Thanks.

 

[beaups]

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

 

[gt95coupe]

Any LS after 01 had the smaller rear headrests

 

[Kelleyo]

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.

 

[Kelleyo]

Any LS after 01 had the smaller rear headrests

Until 2003....

 

[CobraLS]

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

 

[bigpappy33]

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.

 

[KPM]

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.

 

[NateRW21]

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

 

[Quik LS]

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

 

[LS4me]

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.

 

[SoonerLS]

All '06 LSes are sport.

Not all of them....

 

[CobraLS]

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....