Projects A 40, with just a rubber rake?

Does any one have pics of an early ford with just a rubber rake, stock suspension. If I were to do it today on my 40 Tudor I would be using the existing 600x16's on the front, and ? (760's?) on the rear.

 

The rubber rake will be insignificant,your looking at 28.3o " diameter with the 600x16's and 28.62" with the 670x16". HRP
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HRP: I'm talking 760's at least, not 670's. I think 760'sx16's are about 31" tall. I'd like to get a look at big 'n littles, with a stock suspension, to see how the wheel wells are filled out.

 

It will give you a little rake. That's what I have on my 39

 

If its not enough poises sells a reversed eye main leaf fir the front spring. Thats what im doing on my 39 standard sedan.

 

I have been thinking about that. How much drop are you getting with the reversed eye?
Nailhead in your 39, Jason?

Stock suspension CS? those 760's fill out the rear really well. How about the front? Got a pic so I can get a good look at those? I see you don't have your dumps capped. Are you using cut-outs? That is what I want to do on my 40.

 

Old phone pick of front. Dumps open have not closed them in 15 years. No cut outs Stock Sup. Just Tube shocks in front

 

That looks real good! Where can I get a set of those vinyl woven seat covers?

 

A reversed eye spring will give you about 1 inch.

 

That is pretty insignificant, isn't it?

 

Avatar '40 of mine has a rubber rake only. No dropped axle. But, (gasp) I run BFG radials, 255/70-15's and 155/80-15's. A few leaves out of the springs, reversed spring eyes on both ends.

 

That coupe looks real good! Thanks! How tall are the 255's?

 

Second set of seat covers Found them on E bay First set worn out, found at swap meet

 

here is my 48 with just a rubber rake

 

A better pic taken this morning

 

Every little bit helps......at some point, an inch can be too much.

 

The common 16" size used on the back is a 7.50:16.

Mart.

 

I got about an inch and a half with mine. Combined with 165 r 15 firestone f560s it sits pretty hard. Ill get a pic after work

 

My BF Goodrich 255's are just over 29 inches tall.

 

Here is a photo of a 40 with the only modification being the installation of a Posie reversed eye front spring. EVERYTHING else is stock. The spring lowered the front end 1 inch. You can see the slight rake in the photo. The photo was taken about a week after the spring was installed. It is pretty insignificant, but the discerning eye will notice the difference.

 

Here is a photo of the same 40 with 15 inch wheels, 5:60 x 15 tires on the front 7:60 x 15 tires on the rear, a 4 inch dropped axle (lowers car 2 in.) and dropped steering arms plus the same Posie reversed eye spring. Front chin pan is 4 inches off the ground. The front tires have a dia. of 25.88 inches, the rear 28.66 inches.

 

I'll take door number two!

 

We all have different taste, which is great, but I'll take number one every time!

 

My 38 coupe' has 205 X 70 X 15 on front and 235 x 75 X 15's on back. 4" dropped front axle posie spring not reversed and reversed eye rear spring.

 

A wore out sagging stock spring replaced with a Posie reversed eye actually got my 46 higher-

 

Convertible in my avatar has reverse eye springs front and rear. 600-16's on back 550-16's in front.

 

Yes, I can see a slight rake. The give-away is that your bottom front fender curve is nearly down, into the curve of the whitwall. That is something I want. Now, you emphasised EVERTHING is stock. Am I to ***ume stock 16 inch wheels with the same size tire front and back? 600x16?
Tell us about the rides of the 2 different configurations you showed on your coupe.

 

Good one Bubba! I understand that rational. So I guess 1 inch is significant if it raises your car when you are paying to lower it! I have 3 inch posie drop springs on my avatar chevy. It only lowered it an inch or slightly more. Posies tell me my springs were sagging 2 inches. I don't buy that. I only had 50K miles on car when work was done, and pictures of 1950 factory chevy pics looked pretty much the same as my stock stance. Conversley, a 2 inch dropped Posie rear spring on my 46, slammed it!