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Opinions on new stance

Should I lower the back end?

  • Yes

    Votes: 17 85.0%

  • No

    Votes: 3 15.0%
  • Total voters
    20
RapidRabbit

RapidRabbit

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Well I got the car back from the alignment shop and took it for a nice long test drive Tuesday. The new roller perches are awesome! No more creaking and groaning over every bump.

When I had the coils out to install the new perches I cut about 3/4 of a coil out to lower the front a little.
Now I think the back end may be too high.

What does everyone think?

Before
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After
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it looks really good with a little rake like that but with the rear lower would be nice too... sorry. I'm not much help!
 
"tarafied1" said:
it looks really good with a little rake like that but with the rear lower would be nice too... sorry. I'm not much help!
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That's sort the way I was looking at too. So I thought I would get some opinions.
Also I just replaced the rear springs a few years ago and don't look forward to doing it again.
 
Everyone here knows I go for the old school hotrod rake of the back. Yours could use a taller tire on the rear to fill the wheel well a bit if you decide to leave it that way. A cheaper way to lower would be good lowering blocks, and easier than the springs.You could also do the deal of installing some old leaves reversed as talked about in the past on here.
 
"Fast68back" said:
There wasnt an option to vote to lower front and rear....
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Don't want to go any lower up front for now.

"AzPete" said:
Everyone here knows I go for the old school hotrod rake of the back. Yours could use a taller tire on the rear to fill the wheel well a bit if you decide to leave it that way. A cheaper way to lower would be good lowering blocks, and easier than the springs.You could also do the deal of installing some old leaves reversed as talked about in the past on here.
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I have a set of lowering blocks that I bought from Mustangs Plus a few years ago, but seems to be the opinion of everyone not to use them. I may throw them on temporarily just to see how it looks.
 
What's the truth?? Not to get away from the topic but has anyone had bad luck with lower blocks?? Is it just a precautionary opinion or is it a real problem. I want to lower my 69 with blocks but I hear the same thing. I question it because if it were a problem why make them??? Big 4X4 trucks use them for increasing height, some of them with 1,000+ lbs of torque. Myth or truth????
 
Use solid blocks and secure them good. Most problems I saw were with hollow blocks cracking.
 
"AzPete" said:
Everyone here knows I go for the old school hotrod rake of the back.
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Unlike those strange Florida residents who like having their rear ends sticking up in the air, I prefer an almost level stance, with just a very small amount of rake. Your after pic isn't too bad. What leafs are you using?
 
"cmayna" said:
Unlike those strange Florida residents who like having their rear ends sticking up in the air, I prefer an almost level stance, with just a very small amount of rake. Your after pic isn't too bad. What leafs are you using?
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Stock rear leaf springs. I got them from the Shelby dealer up near me. I am not sure on the brand but I believe they were eaton?
 
"AzPete" said:
Use solid blocks and secure them good. Most problems I saw were with hollow blocks cracking.
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+1, I put new springs on a year or so back and it made the rear sit too high. Got a set of solid 2" lowering blocks from NPD and solved all my problems. Slight rake because of larger rear tires and the car rides like a dream.
 
You have a beautiful car. :10 I agree on slightly lower all the way around but I can understand why you may not want to lower the front. I voted to drop the arse end a little.
 
Lower the back some and put a taller meat under it too.

And for what it's worth.. I'm running blocks under the back of mine.
 
Thanks everyone. I was leaning towards lowering the rear.

I think I will throw the blocks on just to see how it looks and decide what to do from there. (if the little one every lets me)
They are just sitting in my garage anyway and I can always take them out.

I am running 235/45/17 on the rear. When it's time for new tires maybe I will go up to a 55 series for the rear to fill up the well a little better.


Here is pic of the 1" blocks I bought from Mustangs plus a few years ago. They are not solid.
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"stanger69" said:
What's the truth?? Not to get away from the topic but has anyone had bad luck with lower blocks?? Is it just a precautionary opinion or is it a real problem. I want to lower my 69 with blocks but I hear the same thing. I question it because if it were a problem why make them??? Big 4X4 trucks use them for increasing height, some of them with 1,000+ lbs of torque. Myth or truth????
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LOL. Just last week we idled by an accident scene where a lifted new 4x4 truck had gone over a set off RR tracks and the rearend of the truck seperated from the rest of the truck. The detached rearend was underneath and perpendicular to the bed of the truck.

Lowering blocks are marketed/sold because they are a cheaper alternative to spending the money to do it correctly. A set of mideye leafsprings will likely solve your rearend ride height issues.

Something else to consider..... aside from all of the other usually discussed issues.... wheel hop, etc........ installing lowering blocks extends the distance between the spring pack mounted lower shock mount and the axle. In so doing the rear shocks should also be replaced as the effective motion range of the shock is now reduced by whatever the thickness of the block is.

As with anything else, there is a "right way" and a "cheaper way" to achieve results, but with lowering blocks the only result you are achieving is a visual one. Lowering blocks achieve the desired visual result at the expense of suspension design/operation.

BTW, unless the OP plans on driving through some local cornfields, his entire car should be much lower.
 
"daveSanborn" said:
BTW, unless the OP plans on driving through some local cornfields, his entire car should be much lower.
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:lol :lol

That's settles it I need to keep it high. all we have is cornfields up here the sticks.
 
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