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Shelby front end drop

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Hello Everyone,

I just completed a granada disc swap, the shelby upper control arm drop and cut a 1/2 a coil out of the front spring on a 66 Mustang. Now I need to drop the back 1-2" to match the front. My question is the proper measuring locations to determine a level point. I can be fooled easy by an optical illustions and only want to do it once. Do you measure from the top of the wheel lips, a level on the door sill or ????????.

Thanks......mm
 
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IIRC, Ford made it easy on us in that the wheel lips are the same height front and back. Otherwise, in a nearly level place like a garage, just measure from the ground to the bottom of the rocker just behind the front tire well and just in front of the rear tire well. That should give you a good idea of whether the car is level.
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You may want to stick that nose down just a bit.

At Interstate speeds she is going to lift producing a "boat in water" appearance.

Happy Motoring!

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I agree, but I'm a huge believer in the old "stand back and look at the car" method of determining stance. Use a tape to make it level side-to-side, but then make it look appealing to you by dropping the rear until you like what you see.
 

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How old are the front coils if they are new you might want to let them settle a bit before you try to set finnal height
 
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Thanks

All good advice, thanks guys...........mm
 
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