I installed mine yesterday. Pics here since MMN doesn't resize and they're hella big (and yes that's a Moog arm, yes I greased the balljoint, and yes I know it's filthy, that's what happens when KYBs oil everything down):
https://imgur.com/a/AL4En
With a decent impact gun, install is surprisingly easy and took only 2.5hrs from first spun wrench to first cold beer (with a road test and tool cleanup between):
remove brake caliper and rotor, disconnect sway bar links, remove upper control arm, remove old coilover, install new coilover per instructions, reattach everything else
RideTech's own website says that 'fitment on an actual Crown Victoria has not been verified' and that it was made for vehicles doing a Crown Vic suspension swap. So, let me reassure you: I encountered
zero issues with fitment.
One thing you'll want to understand is that the "tools required" section of the instructions is laughable at best. You'll need a full compliment of metric and standard sockets, impact gun, and a
SPANNER WRENCH which you can buy from Ridetech, Summit, etc. or just borrow one from your pals like I did.
Speaking of the spanner, the first height dial-in was close, but too low on the passenger side. That required the car going up in the air twice on that side for adjustments, but finally ended with what I felt was a perfect stance.
My first reaction on the road test was utter speechlessness. Granted, I was going from completely trashed suspension to brand new expensive pieces, but...holy hell, these things are great. I had heard warnings about ride harshness, but to me, the ride is
what this car should have been from the factory. Ridetech suggested going 20 clicks on the adjustment valve from full firmness, and that 21-24 clicks would probably be too soft for most applications. I went 19 and didn't even bother trying 20 or 18 to see if there was a noticeable difference. I like the 650lb spring, maybe I'd like a 700lb spring better as others have suggested but whatever...
Going forward:
1. There is no lock-in mechanism provided with the Ridetech hardware (pardon the expression, there's probably a trade term but I don't know it). On the large spring retaining nut, there is a threaded hole where it appears a 1/4-20ish bolt can be snugged down to tighten that nut. I have no idea. I will be calling Ridetech on Wednesday for verification. It doesn't look like anything would move out of place but I'm not certain.
2. Need to order SPC camber bolts and get an alignment done. With the cut coils, I was able to get close to the Carfixer alignment specs. Way lower now, so...no.
3. I have new tires ordered and will have them mounted/balanced on Thursday morning. Since the 7 year-old Dunlops on the car are pretty bald, ride height and wheel well clearance will change. As such, I'm keeping the spanner wrench I borrowed until that time.
