Muscle Car Stance question

mike667 · Poncho Master!

Muscle Car Stance question

beaumontwagon · Guru

The reason for the high front end ,Gasser look was to add more weight transfer to the rear tires,back when they weren't very good.That look got out of hand at times with some of the 4x4 looking drag cars of the 60's.The Hi rake back end was probably started just to fit the bigger back tires. I like all the looks ,as long as its on a suited looking car.The 55 in the photo is cool.I also like some musclecars when they are slammed and have big meats stuffed in,not necessarily tubbed.

eeluddy · Uber Guru

THe raised rear end was called the "California Rake" when I was a kid. Usually to fit larger tires and just to look cool. Shackles and air shocks is what I used.

57poncho · Uber Guru

I love the Gasser look but its just not practical for a driver.

mike667 · Poncho Master!

Thanks guys. That's what I was looking for.
I found a 73 Fury near me for sale. and was looking for more pics of them on the internet.
Came up with this one from the Thunderbolt and Lightfoot movie. Thought it looked cool.

87 player bird · Poncho Master!

As long as you stuff fat rubber in the rear, I HATE those big chromies on vintage muscle!

mike667 · Poncho Master!

So what would be required to do that to the rear.
Out of curiosity, plus how much would it cost?
Does it need to be that high for the clearance? If you saw the movie. It looks pretty high up there.

-- Edited by mike667 on Tuesday 2nd of November 2010 06:08:08 PM

eeluddy · Uber Guru

mike667 wrote:
Thanks guys. That's what I was looking for.
I found a 73 Fury near me for sale. and was looking for more pics of them on the internet.
Came up with this one from the Thunderbolt and Lightfoot movie. Thought it looked cool.

That's a great movie.
Somebody needs to post this scene from YouTube from start to finish. It's awesome!!!!!

mike667 · Poncho Master!

I know, the DVD is like $40-80

67SD396 · Poncho Master!

This is pretty good. Lots of old cars getting destroyed.

ak 67sd · Poncho Master!

mike667 wrote:

So what would be required to do that to the rear.
Out of curiosity, plus how much would it cost?
Does it need to be that high for the clearance? If you saw the movie. It looks pretty high up there.

-- Edited by mike667 on Tuesday 2nd of November 2010 06:08:08 PM

On a leaf spring car, the way to do it is to put super long shackles on it... like the ones holding down the rear leaf springs in that picture... i was never impressed with it, maybe because it was usually the uni-body (and cheaper) muscle cars that had leaf springs, compared to the 4-link on the full frame cars (like chevelles etc)... on those cars you could use taller rear springs, spring spacers, and/or coil over shocks or air shocks... and as other has said, it was primarily done to put big fat tires in the back and let them stick out past the wheelwells... typically lifting the rear hurt traction, so it was really an aesthetic thing...bigger meats on the back helped, but overall it hurt all the rear end geometry...

ak