Quote Originally Posted by Chicken Legs View Post
With the wheels mounted on the stock Ranch Wagon then the Crown Vic, the CV is 8" wider. The rack from a Mustang II is 5" narrower than the CV. Im hoping this would cure the wheel selection issue. It will affect the sway bar. Maybe that will be the only issue.
Thinking that narrowing ~8" is going to affect the Ackerman angle and can cause some funky steering response. You may have to heat & bend your spindle arms a bit to fix it, but that's not too tough. Sounds like you've thought it through for a good plan.