best results are to replace the air struts with conventional macferson struts.use Taurus struts of the same year,front struts are straightforward,however the rears my need one hole drilled to access the difference in the bolt pattern of the upper strut mount.
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spring struts
Yes, they will fit. You may have to drill new body mount holes for the rear struts.
yes it can, if you have a friend that acan get a discount at a parts store, you can go that way and order all four struts. strutmasters i heard has them also. there is another company that has them, i just cant think of them off hand. but the car can be converted to struts.
struts
the only thing that can replace air bags on a Lincoln is a conversion kit, this takes it from air struts to regular spring struts. go online to Suncore Industries to but the conversion kit, it gonna cost you though plus shipping. you can mail me at m3idnight @netscape.net, until then, chow there is also another website its strutmasters.com they sell the kits as well for a reasonable price.
It may very well have shocks in the rear or it may have the Air Ride system. Crawl under the car and look see.
The struts on a 1999 Chevy Prism are changed by jacking the vehicle up and removing the wheel. The struts are then unbolted from the vehicle while the tension is low, and new struts put in place.
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Should have "air ride" air bags The rear struts are an assembly comprising a hydraulic strut with variable actuation / dampening and an air spring, all in one unit. They are not customer serviceable, and must be replaced as a unit.
The front struts on a Mercury Sable are replaced by jacking up the vehicle, removing the wheels, and supporting the vehicle on jack stands. The retaining bolts can then be removed, the struts taken out, and new struts put in place.
A 1988 Lincoln Towncar has shocks in the front.