98lincmk7lsc
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Hmmm.....I knew that the Mark VIII's shared the platform with the Thunderbird. Didn't know that the LS and Jag S-type were the same!
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- Thread starter olddavid
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Hmmm.....I knew that the Mark VIII's shared the platform with the Thunderbird. Didn't know that the LS and Jag S-type were the same!
SATURN5
Dr. Frankenstang
Need to finish the second one...... 
olddavid
Well-Known LVC Member
Saturn, did you build that from scratch? If so, when putting a random coil where do you get spring rates? How does it compare to other purpose built units? It looks like beautiful workmanship.
SATURN5
Dr. Frankenstang
Yeah, it's from scratch. Stock Bird shock shell, Bilstein insert for a 3000GT. I picked a spring a T-bird guy used in his Koni coil over set up. 10" length, 650lbin. It may or may not be a bit much.
Thanks.
Thanks.
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
DEW98 '00-'05 Thunderbird. Not '89-'97 MN12 Thunderbird. But I'm sure you already knew that.
dnsherrill
Dedicated LVC Member
those are 1'' lowered? that's what I should have gotten and still may; my 1.5" drop has me bottoming out several times a day- feels great skidding on the K-frame, makes it shiney...I live in a hilly area and have too many speed bumps in the way
aimone
Active LVC Member
I paid 46 bucks for my coils and struts and they were close to new. got them off a mark and they are whatever brand has the red springs. local pull apart has weekend sells and i got lucky
Sapperfire
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Red coils are Strut Master.. I wouldn't consider that lucky
98lincmk7lsc
Dedicated LVC Member
I don't know. For most people, Strutmasters are perfectly fine.
Sapperfire
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dnsherrill
Dedicated LVC Member
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my brown car has the red ones, my white car has the white ones (Tokes)....I drive both cars, the red ones are fine, the white ones are fine, maybe a little better...Eddie at AAS is one of the best vendors around
danielmillermark8
Active LVC Member
lmfao
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
Mine's still on air...
You wont be ready for how high your mark will sit on stock thunderbird springs..ive seen some guys put even SC springs in their mark viii on a good set of shocks and it sits like a ford f250..looks retarded in my opinion. Deffinetly save for somethig better, if your goal is to keep air ride find some new front air shocks..there are still a few around..ask nolimit95 he seems to be up on where to find them. Or find a JY mark that is still on its factory bags that arent deflated and arent dry rotted.
Randy M
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I just swapped the fronts in 2 hours on my 95. Kit was $170.00 on ebay and the ride is much improved. Spend a little extra and save yourself headaches in the future.