Here is the problem-that same oil is being used for other things that don't have viable replacements.    We've been an oil based economy for over 125 years now, it going to take at least half that time to even maybe cut back on 1/2 the amount of oil we use

Thanks guys. I've seen other Mark VIIs lowered even more and some of them look pretty good. However, with the wheel and tire package I have this is about as low as I can go and that is mostly because of the situation at the front. In order to make this wheel and tire combo fit, I had to use a set of 15mm thick adapters on the front. That placed the 255 series tires far enough away from the struts to avoid rubbing them. That also allowed the wheel center caps to clear the dust caps on the stock hubs.   Unfortunately, that also puts the tire outer sidewalls about as far out as possible without looking silly, but it's close. I definitely can't go any lower in front without risking the tires rubbing the fenders. The only way to change that would be to either go with a narrower front tire or switch to SN95 Mustang spindles, hubs and brakes. The SN95 parts would eliminate the need for the wheel adapters but would probably put the inside of the tire too close to the strut. At that point I would probably need to go with a different wheel offset and/or width which might be hard to get in this style of wheel which means I would probably have to go with different wheels all around. I really like this style of wheel on this car so for now I'm probably just going to leave well enough alone. It's a good compromise and I agree that from an appearance standpoint, it probably is the sweet spot anyway.   BTW, those wheels and tires had only 3k miles on them and I got all four for less than $800 which included shipping. And, they were already mounted and balanced. If I had bought them new I would have easily tripled that price. Hard to pass up a deal like that and it was extra incentive to try and make them work. They were originally purchased for a S197 Mustang GT and, to be honest, I didn't realize just how different the front suspension and hubs were on those cars compared to the Fox body cars which is what this Lincoln is. About the only thing they share with the Mark VII is the 5x4.5 wheel stud pattern and on the Fox Mustangs even that was different.   If I ever need to replace the tires I might go with narrower front tires on the same wheels which would probably look a little better and minimize any rubbing issues if I wanted to go even lower, which I don't.   As it is, I haven't experienced any rubbing, even at full steering lock.   The SN95 hubs would also give me the option to go with bigger Cobra front brakes but I'm not trying to build a race car so I don't really see the need to go to all that effort and expense. The car already has four-wheel discs and ABS, all of which seems to work just fine.   My goal here has been to build a decent looking, fun to drive and budget friendly cruiser and so far I'm pretty happy with the results.  

Thank you as well. So much going on right now, thankfully ive been with ford for a long time so im in a better position than people with lower seniority. Ford could’ve very well closed Oakville if they wanted to but thankfully we’re carrying on.

It could be worse, the cheapo way is just to put the switches in the center console and you save 3 more cents LOL and rear passengers, same...center console, a few more pennies there...

But then you need to build an economy around dish washing liquid...crazy!

I can see that. Is there an off-topic forum?   In fairness he literally ended the video at 1:10, before 20 minutes of "political" stuff.   The TLDR:   Fossil fuels are disposable energy, which require constant OPEX but lower CAPEX. renewables are reusable, requiring little OPEX but higher CAPEX.   It analogous to disposable paper plates, vs non disposable plates.   Building an economy around paper plates is wild.

Looking good!

That looks like the sweet-spot for sure.....enjoy!

We owned two minivans at the same time, an '89 Grand Caravan and a '98 Windstar.    My mancard was suspended.

Sooo... to have a safer vehicle in a whiplash event, remove the seats but leave the headrests? Ford, the Decontent Champ is all over this!