How much have you spent on Your Mark?

[Lownslowlsc]

well said. reliability in daily driver. my 98 is mine, the more down time the more im stuck in the house, i came out one day and mine was all the way down. it took me about 5 minutes once i figured out what was wrong and weighed repacing all the parts that were screwed and still may have had to replace the bags down the road, or the pump.coils,done. and , yes, really. had to do it they look identical and i cant stand john clayton, someone who probobly never played any sport as an analyst, fool.

Yeah, after a while one can only deal with the a/r for so long. I tried, I failed. Did what I needed to do. Some of us can't risk having a malfunctioning air ride at 6am right before before leaving for work.

 

[ervin]

1994
$1100.00 to buy
$275.00 coil spring kit
$50.00 for module
total $1425.00

1995 daughters car
$500.00 buy
$3000.00 for motor,fuel pump, brakes, rer-seal trans and u-joints
total $3500.00

1998 c/e lsc
$500.00 buy

 

[Don Pfau]

house of kolor basecoat and dupont chromaclear

I would like to see more pictures of your Mark VIII please.

 

[chris2523]

~shrugs~
daily driven, original compressor, 183k miles, at school 60 miles from home.
sudden catastrophic failure is a chance i take, but i really really doubt it.

so let's see. not counting replacement or worn items like trans or brakes.

got the car from the parents at 16. $0
4.10s, trac loc, and install $600
alpine head unit $150
subs and box. $100
amp and wiring $150
chrome ten spokes $250
04 Cobra wheels $400
used 17" tires $125
trans cooler $0
hose and clamps $20
JMOD $20
W3Z2 $75
sooo. approximate total $1890 and growing.

 

[mikeskustomfab]

I would like to see more pictures of your Mark VIII please.

i havea build up on her called "build up of my mark viii" or you can go here if you have a facebook account http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.161604580563414.36197.113516978705508&type=3

 

[Ed Hall]

i havea build up on her called "build up of my mark viii" or you can go here if you have a facebook account http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.161604580563414.36197.113516978705508&type=3

That's very neat how you installed 2500 Dominator Air Lift bags in place of the factory Lincoln air bags. What did you do for shocks? How does it ride?

 

[marco]

$800 for the car
$20 for some used tires with half tread
$100 for the header panel, fender and inner wheel well liner
$20 for a billet grill that's too small but works
$50 for one corner light

Not counting the maintenance thing like plus, wires, coil packs. $990 in mine, still need to drop another $40 for a hood and whatever for a grill. But I'm in no hurry.

 

[mikeskustomfab]

That's very neat how you installed 2500 Dominator Air Lift bags in place of the factory Lincoln air bags. What did you do for shocks? How does it ride?

for shocks i had to use one that was 12 inches collapsed so i used nissan hardbody rear shocks then made a new mount for the top. it rides super sweet i useually cruise it no higher than 1-2 inches off the ground and it smooth as hell at 1/2 inch its pretty smooth but will catch the cracks and bumps in the road and at full lift witch is somewhere around 10-12 inches it is a little stiffer but still better than the factory air ride.

 

[Lownslowlsc]

Speaking of spending money, would these look ok on a mark? 18"


http://images.craigslist.org/5O25T25P33k93p53l3ba1238638ca0f9e1762.jpg

 

[the1andonlyGR81]

i like the ones you have better,

 

[Lownslowlsc]

i like the ones you have better,

Mine are fux'd though. They don't balance perfectly so I get the wobbles at certain speeds. Figured the ones above(Not really my taste) aren't 2 much and have good meat on the tires(I'd like more tire though). My tires have about 1 summer left in them.

 

[the1andonlyGR81]

thats why i want to go with 18x10 in rear 18x9 front ithink the size rear was 295 40 18, fr 245 40 18, i like the look of a little more tire out back.which is why i put 255 55 16 on stock rim, same height as stock, but almost 2" wider

 

[chris2523]

295s huh? that'll be a tight fit back there.

 

[the1andonlyGR81]

i looked at the rear rim has a deep dish style lip and with my current ride height it will fill the fender perfectly and allow enough suspension travel.and when i put the 4.10's and trac loc the extra inch in height will be perfect with speedo calibration

 

[pearviii]

the same amount that i bought mine for 4 months ago $2500. Now running Pristine with a couple of mods. Its going to be sitting for the winter.

 

[beerdog]

What's it all mean? I could have spent $800 on a set of lug nuts if I wanted to.

Obviously you are in the upper tier!!!!!

 

[pearviii]

not really, just wheels and a couple of upgrades and all four air struts and springs went out.