trailer support?

[841K9]

Originally Posted by Roy in TO

If the 500 was ever sold with a severe use package for police or taxi's there should be a beefier rear strut available. Might be worth looking into.

The police package didn't come out until the current version of the Taurus SHO.

[Roy in TO]

Originally Posted by 841K9

The police package didn't come out until the current version of the Taurus SHO.

Wonder if the base rear struts are the same from the '07 thru '13 models?
Might be a straight bolt on.

[Francesca Knowles]

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[Brian B-P]

Well, although it is widely called a "strut", what the rear of a 2007 Ford Five Hundred uses is a "coil-over shock", such as the Monroe® Sensa-Trac® 71120. A bag-in-coil is out of the question, and an air-assisted shock is tough because it must carry the specific lower mount for the coil. Monroe says it is used only on the 2005-2007 FiveHundred/Montego (the 2008 Taurus unit is a bit different in dimensions), so there's little hope for finding something for a similar model.

I agree with the earlier suggestion that if more spring stiffness is needed, the practical solution would be replacement coils; it is unfortunate to give up the adjustability of air.