Handling

Anyone here know how I can make my wagon handle better?

I would like for it handle like it's glued to the road.

 

well now lets see hear now bubba if ya jack up the ashtray and drive a nextel cup car underneath i reckon she would handle good ,,,,, but seriously the current issue of popular hotrodding or car craft i think had an article i breezed through real quickly,,,( i should have bought it ) of a guy with a full size 80,s ford wagon full size of course and it was set up to handle ,,,there was a picture or two of him drivin it like he just robbed a licker store,,,,,ooopps i mean he was autocrossing it and in the article there was a breakdown of the modifications done to the car,,,,the point is the two cars,,, yours and the ford in question have some similarities ( big )and the things to make it handle well were layed out pretty well as far as a direction to go on yours ,,,,,a pro touring nice handling big ol boat would be way to cool

 

I seen the video of that Ford wagon on youtube and that thing flat out gets the job done on the autocross course.

 

ok thats the one in the magazine,,,, i just dont recall if it was car craft popular hot rodding or what ,, i usually buy any magazine that has wagon stuff in it regardless of which one it is,,,,,the article was pretty informative ,,,,dang it now i,m gonna buy it

 

Is this a new issue?

 

Adding a larger front anti-sway bar and a rear bar make the biggest difference
IMHO. Better shocks are another item to look at.

 

yup...sway bars...handling coils...good shocks ... fat lil tires....

and hammered about 3 inches!!!!!!
that'l do er

I did a 86 Caprice wagon for a pal a while back..she cornered!!

 

I plan to do all those things but I'm not sure the proper way to lower the wagon.

 

look into after market lowering springs!....belltech...iebach...so on

 

I'll go find it and post a link.

 

Here is the link of a Ford wagon autocrossing.

http://youtube.com/profile?user=FamilyTruckster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZnp7VW3DrE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XooA1scbF2c

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhkHaJbYvIQ

 

both are good video's.I know with the right advice I can get mine to handle that good.

He also posted these stats of his car I only copied the suspension part.

SUSPENSION/BRAKES
2000 Crown victoria 12.4" dual piston caliper front brakes
1995 Towncar 11" rear discs
1000lb/in Hypercoil street stock springs (front)
Afco street stock shocks (front)
Moog Variable rate replacement springs (rear)
1997 Ford F150 rear shocks (rear)
Energy suspension Poly bushings F&R (98-02 app fronts, 92-87 rear app)
Stock front swaybar with poly bushings
79-91 Police Interceptor rear swaybar
2002 Police Interceptor Steering box
Factory trans cooler rerouted for PS cooling
Class 3 trailer hitch, mainly there for chassis stiffening
17x8 Ford Bullitt wheels w/ 255/50/17 BFG KDWS for the street
17x8 Ford Cobra wheels w/ 245/45/17 Kumho V710's and 275/40/17 Nitto NT555R drag radials for autocross.

A/C and all power accessories still work. Car gets 19mpg highway @70-75mph-with the A/C on and loaded with luggage, 2 kids, wife, me, and a cooler...