What did you do to your LS today?

[Telco]

And finished. They sent me sway bar links, not tie rod ends. Bummer.

 

[col batitong]

It's gonna be a long holiday weekend for me.....
I will be working on my suspension parts and a new Head unit.


parts:

Motorcraft MCSOE39 Control Arm
Motorcraft MCSOE38 Control Arm
ACDelco 45G0435 Bar Link Stabilizer
ACDelco 45G0434 Bar Link Stabilizer
Moog K500084 Ball Joint (X2)
Moog K80245 Sway Bar Link Kit
Moog K80246 Sway Bar Link Kit
Moog ES800415 Tie Rod End
Moog ES800414 Tie Rod End
Moog K80261 Sway Bar Link Kit (x2)
OEM 25550 Strut Spring Compressor
Metra 95-5000B Double DIN Installation Dash Kit for 2000-2006 Lincoln LS or 2002-2005 Ford T-Bird (Black, Silver)
Kenwood DDX470 Double Din

Still waiting for the rear tie rod link stabilizer by Deeza, currently its out of stock.

Dog is also posing for the picture lol.....

 

[joegr]

Odometer

I was stopped for a train earlier this week and looked down and saw this.

 

[G-RELL]

if only you'd set your trip 15 miles later!!!!

 

[G-RELL]

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It's gonna be a long holiday weekend for me.....
I will be working on my suspension parts and a new Head unit.



parts:

Motorcraft MCSOE39 Control Arm
Motorcraft MCSOE38 Control Arm
ACDelco 45G0435 Bar Link Stabilizer
ACDelco 45G0434 Bar Link Stabilizer
Moog K500084 Ball Joint (X2)
Moog K80245 Sway Bar Link Kit
Moog K80246 Sway Bar Link Kit
Moog ES800415 Tie Rod End
Moog ES800414 Tie Rod End
Moog K80261 Sway Bar Link Kit (x2)
OEM 25550 Strut Spring Compressor
Metra 95-5000B Double DIN Installation Dash Kit for 2000-2006 Lincoln LS or 2002-2005 Ford T-Bird (Black, Silver)
Kenwood DDX470 Double Din

Still waiting for the rear tie rod link stabilizer by Deeza, currently its out of stock.

Dog is also posing for the picture lol.....

congrats! Good Luck!

 

[regiment1]

I got stuck trying to drive up my driveway in less than 1" of snow. Reminded myself to throw the sandbags in the trunk.

 

[col batitong]

Got done with the HU installation, tomorrow will be the hard suspension work

 

[Upstairs Chris]

Speaking of suspension work, just got inner tie rods, lower front ball joints, rear wheel bearings, and a serpentine belt for good measure.

Thus concluding my suspension rebuild. Now I can start stock piling those coolant parts to replace this summer.

 

[jolinc01]

Speaking of suspension work, just got inner tie rods, lower front ball joints, rear wheel bearings, and a serpentine belt for good measure.

Thus concluding my suspension rebuild. Now I can start stock piling those coolant parts to replace this summer.

Make sure you check the lengths of your inner tie rods. Iirc mine were different lengths on each side.

 

[col batitong]

Speaking of suspension work, just got inner tie rods, lower front ball joints, rear wheel bearings, and a serpentine belt for good measure.

Thus concluding my suspension rebuild. Now I can start stock piling those coolant parts to replace this summer.

May I ask you what brand of rear inner tie rods you end up getting? I am waiting for this and its back ordered from the factory Deeza brand part #JA-L607, out of stock. They said it will be available by late december or early january, thinking about going to a different brand.

 

[Upstairs Chris]

If you are talking about the rear stabilizer bar link, aka that part referred to by at least 3 names, then yes I used the deeza ones based on recommendations from other members here. Rock auto does show it out of stock but I found 7 of them here for about the same price.

http://www.amazon.com/Deeza-Chassis-Parts-JA-L607-Stabilizer/dp/B0032C40G8

Make sure you check the lengths of your inner tie rods. Iirc mine were different lengths on each side.

Call me stupid, but I don't know what you are talking about. Are you saying the two parts were different lengths when you received them?

 

[JMT03LSV8]

Did this last Sunday

Did the front brakes. Wheels won't be til spring though

 

[LS4me]

Those wheels look HOT!!!!! :biggrin::burnout:

 

[JMT03LSV8]

You may be slightly biased! LOL

 

[jmtiseo]

Finished putting the Stances in. All that's left is to button up an end link and rear link bolt and find wheels and tires that clear the brakes.Car has an offer for $8500 for it right now that I accepted. Hope the guy comes through as it would make a helluva down patment on a bike or put a huge dent in student loans.

Btw, if this deal goes through. Will have CDC and McLaren grille up for sale along with 3 shock tower caps (2 regular and the one that covers everything). Everything else is going with it, except the tuner, transferring that to the Exploder. Stay tuned.

 

[Tony Starks]

Since Im not driving my LS this winter, I'm spending money on my gfs new Maxima. So far 15% tint.. and wrapped the roof gloss black.

 

[Telco]

Winter snap in Oklahoma. It's too cold to even go look at the car, much less lay a wrench on it.

 

[waggs]

About 16 degrees here in Kansas City

 

[lincolnelite]

About 16 degrees here in Kansas City

Replaced the stock front speakers with Pioneer 3-way sounds a little bit better in the afternoon. Last night when I was backing out of the driveway and making a sharp turn "Check Advancetrac" showed in the message center, turned off the car and restarted still there. This morning tried restarting and it's gone. Not sure if this a fluke but could be part of POS engineering on LS electronics. Probably battery related or just too cold.

 

[StarPower]

It could be the wiring to one of the wheel speed sensors. If the wiring is starting to fail, the sharp turn could have moved it just enough to cause a problem. You could try making a couple of sharp turns to see if it happens again. Also, on some cars these codes will be saved in the computer even after they've cleared. The dealer may be able to read the saved code.

It's a nice and warm 35 F here in Norfolk, but it's still too cold to wash the car. I usually take it to one of the automatic car washes where the vacuum and hand dry in the winter. After trying several places, I've found that they leave a lot fewer swirls than anywhere else (including a hand wash where the owner showes pictures bragging about the show cars he's detailed, then returned my car looking like it had been dried with sandpaper).

 

[col batitong]

Finally got done with my front and rear end suspension work. I replaced the front tie rods, sway bar links, ball joints (had a shop pulled the old one and pressed in the new one for me $100) upper control arms, installed eibach lowering springs. Replaced rear sway bar links and installed eibach lowering springs, and still waiting for my rear tie rod kit thru the mail.

Now made an appointment for my wheel alignment, the car's front end is out of allignment very bad, drove the car one block and it's eating the tires outside so bad, I might need to have it towed to the wheel allignment shop, about 10 miles away from my house. What yall think?

 

[Telco]

Finally got done with my front and rear end suspension work. I replaced the front tie rods, sway bar links, ball joints (had a shop pulled the old one and pressed in the new one for me $100) upper control arms, installed eibach lowering springs. Replaced rear sway bar links and installed eibach lowering springs, and still waiting for my rear tie rod kit thru the mail.

Now made an appointment for my wheel alignment, the car's front end is out of allignment very bad, drove the car one block and it's eating the tires outside so bad, I might need to have it towed to the wheel allignment shop, about 10 miles away from my house. What yall think?

I once made the mistake of driving about 10 miles to an alignment shop after replacing some front end parts, and wound up replacing a fairly decent set of tires when I got there as a result and I wasn't even that far out on the alignment. If you're eating the tires noticeably within a single block you may not make it to the tire shop.

 

[col batitong]

I once made the mistake of driving about 10 miles to an alignment shop after replacing some front end parts, and wound up replacing a fairly decent set of tires when I got there as a result and I wasn't even that far out on the alignment. If you're eating the tires noticeably within a single block you may not make it to the tire shop.

Thanks for the great info, I will definitely have it towed then. :yourock:

 

[waggs]

Set the cruise and enjoyed the ride to work

 

[jasonwinebaugh]

Drilled and slotted rotors.