Going to rebuild the front end on the 03 Grand Marquis tomorrow, upper control arms, lower ball joints, inner and outer tie rod ends, all Moog problem solvers.
It needs an inner tie rod end but since I have to pay for an alignment anyway, and parts are dirt cheap, and the parts are better than OEM, and the thing's ten years old, and I can make a heck of a lot of excuses for this rebuild
Seriously I'll be in there anyway with the tools, I can establish a new base line. Looking forward to it. I really wanted to do the front suspension too (upgrading the struts should make a huge handling difference!) but ran out of funds.
I prefer the 85, it has character, a better straight line ride and more comfortable cockpit/controls, imo, but the 03 is such a fantastic daily driver. I wish I add some zing/zazzle/cabang to the looks though.
Pete