So much for stock ride height...

[68VIP]

Just what the doctor ordered, and rides fantastic!

 

[Joesportfury]

Looks awesome!Now get ready for the negative responses that you may get.

 

[polara71]

1" over? Looks great where ever she sits

 

[LocuMob]

Looks badass!

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

I do like the "slightly higher" look for some of our Cs - my 4 spd Monaco has the same stance.

Other more luxurious Cs and Imps benefit from a low and smooth stance.

Yours looks great!

 

[1970FuryConv]

Looks good to me! What did you do to raise the ride height?
My 73 Monaco, slightly raised. Wish I had never sold it. Gone since 2007

 

[live4theking]

Looks great. What did you do?

 

[68VIP]

Well over the last 50 yrs the springs lost about an inch in ride height. I took them to a local spring shop and told the guy the model of the car and where I wanted to put it. He re-curved the existing springs slightly and added a full length spring under the main, nailed it! Its now 2.5-3" over stock. I adjusted the torsion bars a little but the stance is where I wanted it.

 

[JJ300]

Looks Great!!!

 

[Duncan]

A little higher than I like but not bad. I still like it. And now that I'm older, the higher the car, so the less I have to climb in and out, the better. My rear springs had the same problem so I also had them re-arched - but without an additional spring added. This is how it sits now. Fairly similar, I'd say, at least in the rear.

 

[68VIP]

A little higher than I like but not bad. I still like it. And now that I'm older, the higher the car, so the less I have to climb in and out, the better. My rear springs had the same problem so I also had them re-arched - but without an additional spring added. This is how it sits now. Fairly similar, I'd say, at least in the rear.
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Beautiful car!

 

[CBODY67]

It's been my observation that we get used to seeing cars with "worn" springs sit lower, so we don't really realize just how "low" they've become. When Eaton Spring returned to prominence as a coil spring choice, using factory blueprints, most of the cars which got those springs looked "too high" to me. But when looking at printed pictures in brochures for those cars when new, the "too high" was really "correct" ride height.

There also seemed to be a relationship between the bottom of the rocker panel and the center of the wheels, with them being pretty much "in line" with each other, front to back. Some "artwork" printed ads tended to distort the ride height, making it lower as the cars seemed to be depicted "longer" at the same time. Looked nice, but with obviously decreased ground clearance and suspension travel. And, of course, tended to accent the styling of that era.

Also remember that "ride height" can also be affected by the tire size/height. What might look good with a G78-15, might appear "too low" with a J78-15 as the wheel well was more filled with the larger diameter tire, as the car was physically a bit taller with the taller tire, too.

The car looks good as it is.

CBODY67

 

[mrfury68]

What a beautiful VIP. The height looks appropriate and gives the car a great stance. Now you have me thinking about my 50 year old springs.

 

[ImpJay]

68vip You have a fantastic taste when it comes to wheels!

 

[Markus]

Everyone is different in how they like their ride height. Too each his own, Very nice car!!

 

[swisherred]

You can have the springs re-arched? I've never heard of that. Always just replaced. How much use it to do so compared to replacement?