[purelux]

I had a 1994 crown victoria and edelbrock performer ias on it. they are performance so they ride in "firm mode" on flat pavement but go soft when they hit a bump or whatnot but corner and hold the tires flat to the ground. I really enjoyed them as I was also looking for a soft ride but still wanted good handling. You don't notice the firm except that you corner very well since they soften (the ias patented valve) when they hit pot holes bumps, etc... these shocks also have polyurethane bushing ( don't dry out) they are supposed to keep a nice flat ride by seperating wheel movement from body movement basically they keep the body flat while they shocks dampen the road rather that the car going up and down as much when the shocks dampen. Your 97 towncar has the same suspension set up except that you always have air springs on a lincoln but it's an option on a ford crown vic. Also I have a 98 towncar but only an executive the steering is alot tighter and handling is improved. I hear also that the comfort version of the bilstein's are good but i personally don't know.