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My '53 is definitely raked forward. The suspension appears stock, as far as I can tell. It seems all the pics I can find of same era Windsor's, are lower a bit at the rear. Even old ads and drawings, that I have seen. My higher rear end seems a little too high to me. It seems the rear wheel wells come down to almost the red Chrysler emblem on the hub cap. Mine are much higher near the edge of the hub cap. You can somewhat see the rear height below here:

 

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Do all I need to lower the rear a bit are spacer blocks and longer u-bolts? Is it that simple?

Maybe all others I am seeing are lowered? For example:

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My DeSoto Suburban looked a little high in the back, so I added 2-inch blocks.

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after:  (Edit:  substituted a better photo)

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Edited by DonaldSmith
better photo
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