67/68 stance

[tjnavyblue]

Hi there,

Trying to decide what direction to go with wheel size and stance on my 68 coupe (such a huge part of building a car, and it feels like I'm doing it blind!).

I've done plenty of searches, but was wondering if we could make this a thread where members could post a side pic that shows stance and list: Wheel Size, Suspension mods, amount lowered, and anything else that would be necesarry info for others to replicate.

Thanks,

Tyler

(Mods, am I in line here?)

 

[muddslide]

I don't have a pic of my car handy, but you can look at my avatar. My mods are in my sig.

 

[JC6715]

620lb lowering springs and shelby drop in front

5 leaf HD leafs in back, no lowering...

17" AR Hopsters

 

[Bullitt]

Vintage Wheel Works V45s, 16x8 w/ 245/50/16s (rear) and 225/50/16s front.

Rear - 4 1/2 leaf Magnas

Front - Shelby Drop w/ 620lb 1" drop spring.

 

[nemlio65]

that lime gold fastback looks the balls

 

[tjnavyblue]

Looks great guys, keep em comin'. JC6715 - nice wheels. You broke away from the TT2's and it looks good.

 

[Rapid]

Vintage Wheel Works V45s, 16x8 w/ 245/50/16s (rear) and 225/50/16s front.

Rear - 4 1/2 leaf Magnas

Front - Shelby Drop w/ 620lb 1" drop spring.

Not the thread subject...but what type of driving lights do you have and did you use the old license plate bolt holes to mount them? Thats the look I would like for my 65 coupe.

 

[Decurion]

BULLITT: 8" on the front too, or 7s? I think I want 225/50/16s on my car (comet) but not sure if I need a 7 or 8.

 

[hhead]

here's mine

 

[tjnavyblue]

here's mine

What are your suspension mods?

 

[hhead]

Mustang's plus kit. frt and rr. have had it for about 10+ years. 620 lb coils, Edel IAS shocks all around, 4 1/2 rear leafs w/ mid eye. Open tracks' roller perches. sub frame mounts.

 

[Bullitt]

Not the thread subject...but what type of driving lights do you have and did you use the old license plate bolt holes to mount them? Thats the look I would like for my 65 coupe.

I cut a piece of aluminum plate, painted it black and bolted it to the front license plate holes. As for the lights, they're JC Whitney generic 5" lights if I remember correctly, don't remember the size since I installed them like 7 yrs ago...


Decurion - fronts are 8s. They rub slightly on the fenders on big bumps if the steering wheel is turned (like turning into a steep driveway), but that's mostly been cured with rolling the fender lips slightly. Backspace is 4.5" on the wheels if you were wondering.

 

[red302]

Here's mine. Grab-a-Track 1" lowering springs and shelby drop with 225-17's in front, and standard 4 leaf springs & 255-17's in back.

 

[1320stang]

I'm thinking wagon wheels. No, not the white 8 spoke variety, I mean real wooden wagon wheels!!! You can get them in like 36" or 40", that would be double dubs, right? DD's!!! LOL!!! J/K

(obligatory comic relief for this thread, please go back to your postings, thank you)

 

[BB1966]

Heres mine,stock rear springs w/2" block kit, stock front springs cut 1 coil. 18x9 r w/ 285-35's 18x8f w/ 245-40's. Shelby drop, 1 1/8" front bar,3/4" rear bar.

 

[Dagz]

BB1966 what is that backspacing you used on the 18's with that
combo of tire?

Let's see some pics of the tt set-up. Is it EFI??

 

[BB1966]

The wheels are +32 and +35 and I had to use spacers to get them where they are. Yep its EFI....

 

[Dagz]

Nice work, similar to the project that i am currently working but with a single t7.

how thick are the spacers, and are the rims for a late model stang.

Oh ya ya how much did you pay for the spacsers.

thanx

Sorry trying not to steal the thread :SNSign:

 

[BB1966]

The rears are both different one is 5/8 the other is 3/4 both fronts are 1/2. Dont remember the cost but they were not much.

 

[67topless]

Mine is still a little off, but it has been lowered quite a bit:

The front is still a little too high for matching the rear... but as you can see, I all ready cut the springs a bit. I haven't done the Shelby drop yet though...

On the rear, I've got the Maier 4 1/2 leaf springs which are supposed to drop 1 1/2 inches below stock. I think they dropped lower than that though...

You can check out my gallery which has different angels for my current situation... also details how close the Hooker long tubes come to the ground.

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