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closetwino
New Member Joined: 28-November-2020 Location: SoCal Status: Offline Points: 10 |
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Posted: 08-December-2020 at 10:36AM |
Hi everyone,
68 Ranchero, I felt like the front was siting a little low. Decided to measure from the center of wheel to fender lip. I know that this s not always the best choice but it is a start. Drivers Front 23 inches Pass. Front 23.75 inches Drivers Rear 24.25 inches Pass. Rear 24.25 Inches So when I look at the front head on it looks lower on the Drivers side. Had the front tires off the other day and notice like the coils have been cut. Does anyone want to post up measurements of the their car, would really appreciate it. Oh, I have 215/75/14 tires on it right now. Will be adding some 17's I a couple of days. Thank you in advance.
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schufitz
Member Joined: 23-February-2014 Location: Hammond IN Status: Offline Points: 144 |
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Hi,
Saw your pic in the 'welcome mat' post and it looks a bit low in front to standard 68/69 stance. My front is just under 25" front and rear a bit over 23" on pass side. Springs are original to the car and suspect a bit of sag in rear leafs after 50+ years. Small block, so maybe not as much sag in front I'd guess. These bodies tended to have a high front low rear rake even when looking at old period pics. 215 70R 14's Edited by schufitz - 08-December-2020 at 2:59PM |
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Dave
1969 Torino GT/351W 2V/FMX/Vinyl Top/Black Jade/Gold Stripes/Nugget Gold Buckets/Console/Racing Mirrors/AC/PS/PDB |
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closetwino
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Thanks for the reply and info. When I saw the coils, could tell right away that they had been cut. Had been suspecting them jus ton how she rides, even told the wife I thin the coils have been cut sum. I like the rake but not the ride quality, going to be ordering some new springs with a 1 inch drop.
Nice ride by the way!
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californiajohnny
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yeah i saw your pic... and was thinking to myself ...hmm add some 17" chrome 5 spoke torq thrust style wheels would just set that car off a buddy here locally has a 69 gt fastback torino that he meticulously restored to original, but was always disappointed he hadn't ever won a trophy with it... i told him it just looks too plain and people don't realize the work to make it original that he should change the wheels! and it doesn't alter it from stock that couldn't be change back to original in a few minutes by putting the original gt wheels back on if he wanted to well last year he did just that and it totally changed the look and he did in fact win a trophy with it, i told him see!!! he agreed
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