Hello all,
I inherited a 98 base model last September. I've always loved the Mark VIIs and my father-in-law was nice enough to give me his when he was done with it. I check in here from time to time just to see what's new and can't thank everyone enough for all the wisdom... it's already saved me a ton of time and money. Now, a little history (the short version)...
98 base model, 104k, stock
The wife ran into a curb 2 months after I got the car (fresh rain/slick roads). Front end components looked ok on initial inspection. 1 new wheel and 4 new tires and everything seemed fine (shop didn't find anything bent/broken). Finally, my issue...
The steering feels mushy. It doesn't feel as precise as before. There's no play in the wheel and I had it back in for front brakes yesterday and had them check everything again. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that it's the tires. But wanted to see if anyone had other ideas. Due to unfortunate timing I had to go with some unfamiliar tires... Dunlop (not sure of the model) touring tires. Firgured they'd be fine since I don't do any racing and rarely get too aggresive. Since I don't have a ton of driving time with the Mark I wanted to run it by everyone here and see if I might be missing something. Don't really want to buy another set of tires but this is really annoying.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks again!
I inherited a 98 base model last September. I've always loved the Mark VIIs and my father-in-law was nice enough to give me his when he was done with it. I check in here from time to time just to see what's new and can't thank everyone enough for all the wisdom... it's already saved me a ton of time and money. Now, a little history (the short version)...
98 base model, 104k, stock
The wife ran into a curb 2 months after I got the car (fresh rain/slick roads). Front end components looked ok on initial inspection. 1 new wheel and 4 new tires and everything seemed fine (shop didn't find anything bent/broken). Finally, my issue...
The steering feels mushy. It doesn't feel as precise as before. There's no play in the wheel and I had it back in for front brakes yesterday and had them check everything again. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that it's the tires. But wanted to see if anyone had other ideas. Due to unfortunate timing I had to go with some unfamiliar tires... Dunlop (not sure of the model) touring tires. Firgured they'd be fine since I don't do any racing and rarely get too aggresive. Since I don't have a ton of driving time with the Mark I wanted to run it by everyone here and see if I might be missing something. Don't really want to buy another set of tires but this is really annoying.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks again!
