Lowering the rear of my 48 biz coupe and have questions

[Plymouthy Adams]

fordkustom, on 28 Nov 2014 - 11:46 PM, said:

My wife and I are short me 5'7 her barley 5' so I need to lower our car so we dont need step ladders to get in

ah come on...even a boneless chicken can hop into one of these cars...

[Robert Horne]

 I don't see the connection between the legalization of pot and hi bars. 

 

Hi bars make people happy.

Pot makes people happy.

I am just guessing here, I have never tried hi bars, my Goldwing is just fine the way it is....

[oldschool47]

Juspasinthru any work done in the front springs did I miss that part? I love this stance!

Edited December 9, 2014 by oldschool47

[hansen]

3 inch lowering blocks ,some leafsprings remowed

[deathbound]

VERY NICE hansen!

[Cpt.Fred]

hansen: wow!

 

juspasinthru: i think you did the right thing. looks great and very, very classy!

[Ulu]

I like the skirts way more than mine because they are much taller.

 

I think my skirts are too short, and in fact barely cover the opening.

 

I imagine that's because they're some kind of universal/aftermarket types.

 

 

[fstfish66]

 

 

3 inch lowering blocks ,some leafsprings remowed

 

sweeeet

[dwest999]

SQ4MN, thanks for your posts... I really enjoy reading how it was "back in the day in SoCal". Reading how we set up our cars... Like you said, to each their own. That's what makes this hobby so enjoyable.

[hansen]

Deathbound    Cpt.fred      Fstfish66   

 

 

Thanks

Edited December 15, 2014 by hansen

[BobT-47P15]

Ulu........that skirt pictured looks like a Foxcraft brand...........aftermarket, as they were all aftermarket for these

cars.  

 

The 49 and 50 Chevies and Ponitacs came with factory skirts that fit inside the fender openings.

 

But not Fords or Mopars.

[Plymouthy Adams]

BobT-47P15, on 15 Dec 2014 - 5:03 PM, said:BobT-47P15, on 15 Dec 2014 - 5:03 PM, said:BobT-47P15, on 15 Dec 2014 - 5:03 PM, said:

Ulu........that skirt pictured looks like a Foxcraft brand...........aftermarket, as they were all aftermarket for these

cars.  

 

The 49 and 50 Chevies and Ponitacs came with factory skirts that fit inside the fender openings.

 

But not Fords or Mopars.

the skirts I have for my P15 fits inside the wheel opening...

Edited December 16, 2014 by Plymouthy Adams

[BobT-47P15]

OK Tim........but they look larger than that.   How do they attach.      

 

The Foxcrafts usually had a springy piece of wire on each bottom end, and a

latch that you turned to hook at the top........held against the face of the fender.

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

the fender opening  curve is the actual guide and interlock

[Ulu]

Mine look almost the same as Bob's.

 

 

 

 

(Could these be for a ford? I've always though them a tad too low.)

Edited December 16, 2014 by Ulu

[Ulu]

the skirts I have for my P15 fits inside the wheel opening...

 

Are those steel? They look nice. Is that a Dodge door garnish trim?

[Plymouthy Adams]

no and no

[Ulu]

So 'glass, but what's the trim from? Did you make these?

[Plymouthy Adams]

no I did not make these...I just made them right

[BobT-47P15]

My skirts are 33 3/4" long by 11" tall.  They overlap the opening by an inch or more all around.

I put a small sheet metal screw in each end to secure them as the original mounting hardware

was missing and I had to invent some of my own, which was not as good as I would have liked.

 

I had some before them that were too short up and down........think they were for a Ford........sold them.

 

These are just universal......don't know what they were listed to fit when new.

 

Edited December 16, 2014 by BobT-47P15

[Ulu]

Ah ha! There's the ticket!