IS YOUR NOSE IN THE AIR OR NOT?

[belairdave]

Several of the threads here deal with suspension... I want to drop it down in front... I am building a gasser and I want to raise the nose... I want to keep my stock height... Several of you lucky trifive owners have more than one, if so just pick your favorite... This poll is just about the front as I will do another one for the rear...

[cffisher]

like them level but high

[petes83usa]

I like um high up front or low but with a little rake...just not stock. :)

[nhramike57]

Low front and back..slight rake..hear ya two blocks before they see ya.. thats a Hot Rod :)

[oldfart]

The more lowered cars I see,the less I like them.It makes no sense to me especially if the owner is older than 16.JMHO (to which I have a right):sign0020:

[100%Chevy]

For hot-rods and gassers-Just look how they're done for the dragstrip!
I like them high with a lower front,like we did back then.Or,at least high and level.
NHRAmike57,cars like your's remind me of NASCAR and road-racing.Low and groundhugging,made for corners.It's a **** nice car too!
Mike.:)

[GREEN 56]

Well most of us have heard the old saying " opinions are like elbows every one has at least one " , so here is mine. I like the slightly forward rake look. Meaning the front lower than the back with the back close to stock or slightly lower and the front with a good rake to the stance on a hot rod tri five.

[chevman57]

Personally i like the front in the stock form and the back slightly higher.:D
Terry

[r66ss]

we voting :happy0030:
I vote with Terry :party0031:

[Ratpackin]

I can't vote one way or the other on that. If the car's done well, I like 'em all.

[boha1957]

Low and mean for me.:cool:

[Will]

I like 'em stock and a little higher out back. I don't want to be picking up parts after I go over a speed bump.

[Buckshot]

If I heard it all right from the guys that had new tri fives, and from the engineering department in Detroit (the horses mouth so to speak) they were designed to handle a wide range of road conditions and considered the majority of these cars would be on dirt or gravel roads that just might be hard to pass at times so the ride height was set with this in mind.
Well today the conditions these same cars are not needing to navigate these "hazardous" roads and so I vote for putting them at a lower ride height, to a point..... 2" is as far as I think they should go and still be drivable for most all roads.......after all the rest of the car is not exactlly Air-0-slick so gas milage is not improved by bringing it down.

Just my 2 cents. I voted lower.

[barney56]

I'm with you Rat.For me it's the attention to detail.High or low fast or slow

[Rick_L]

I'm not really sure of the intent here.

I like lowered cars.

If you want yours somewhere else then that's ok, but what's the point of a poll? But I dang sure wouldn't change my mind based on a poll.

Do you want to see how many do each? Do you want to establish this forum as "old school" or "modern"? Why does it matter?

Is this to create jealosy or class envy?

[John T]

I'm not really sure of the intent here.

I like lowered cars.

If you want yours somewhere else then that's ok, but what's the point of a poll? But I dang sure wouldn't change my mind based on a poll.

Do you want to see how many do each? Do you want to establish this forum as "old school" or "modern"? Why does it matter?

Is this to create jealosy or class envy?

it's just good fun Rick..
curiousity..
don't be such a stuffed shirt... :sign0020:


sorry man...
couldn't resist... :D

[55mike]

I think it really depends on the car. A bone stocker... should be well.... stock. Generally a 4 door should be fairly stock (IMO). I really like some of the gassers I see around especially on this forum. They tend to be high and mean.. but at the end of the day, I like my car low, and nasty.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x232/mikeoatman/55%20exterior/55missrearfarMedium.jpg

[mitch hennings]

I like them all HIGH or low but mine has a 2" drop

[MightyMouse57]

Mine is basically in the stock position but I would prefer slightly lower with a little higher in back:D

[cecil13]

26420 A little high in the front

[Kiwi56]

I can't vote one way or the other on that. If the car's done well, I like 'em all.

I'm with ya on that one Phil :)

[Hal_396]

I'm just thankful they are all not the same!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NkgiFHEm0Y

[belairrudy]

I voted lowered because mine is lowered 2"s :happy0030: But I also like them stock as long as its got a small rake. :happy0030: :party0031:

[G.R.]

like them level but high

Yep me too...mine is higher in front than stock but not "gasser" high and the rear will soon be higher w/new 3 1/2 arc 5 leaf springs. It will then have a slight rake to it. I'll post some pics when it is finished.

[15055chevy]

I like mine just a little higher in the rear.

[fiddlerpin]

I like it stock with the rear a little higher. Old school look

[Danny F]

Mine was lowered 3 3/4" in the front and the left tire would rub the inner fender on a hard left turn so I went with stock height coil springs. The front & back are stock height and I like it.
I prefer a slight lowered look in the front but not enough to spend the money to do it. :) Danny

[DraginMain]

What's not to like with almost any 567, however. I will lower my 55 but NOT SLAMMED, I'm to cheap and to lazy to go to all that work for bags etc. I'm planning to replace rear springs with a lowered set and cut a coil up front.
That should do it for me.:character0053:

[jeffs55]

Mine's about 3 inches down in front and 2 in the back.
I like it. I also like the gasser look as long as it don't look like a 4 X 4 with a 12" lift.:thumpdown:
If I have to climb into it (any vehicle) I don't want it.

[Str8axle]

I had to vote nose high, as I am very partial to the gasser look. Although, I like them all and I feel each stance is dictated by each car's intended purpose.

[jeffs55]

This is a great time actually. Instead of all of them being done the same way, you get the whole gambut from high altitude gassers to low and mean street cruisers, stock, pro street with monster meats in the back, the modern pro touring, old time custom, and combinations of everything all at one show.
:tu

[joninomader]

I just had to raise the front of mine because my oilpan was 4" off the ground. I now have 6" clearance and still have a slight rake.

[Original Pete]

I love them stock. I figure why change something that the good folk at Chevy had already perfected! :flag6:

[Ronny's 55]

I like them higher in the rear. If the cars are low I still like the rake to the front.bowtie-trifive

[frogman21758]

The more lowered cars I see,the less I like them.It makes no sense to me especially if the owner is older than 16.JMHO (to which I have a right):sign0020:

Thats why you are an old ****!!!:sign0020: Low, mean and lean thats the scene...

[mickeywestsr]

I went from a "dropped rear" as teen in the '60s to a slight rake now. AT the time I liked them both.
:gba:
bowtie-trifive

[55mania]

I like the nose a little high like this one.

I just raised my front end up 1.5"

[dinger57]

I like mine just a little higher in the rear.
Just A Little

[Idaho1956]

I vote with GREEN 56. I think a peron's preference has to do with what the fad was when they were young and first got "into cars". This preference stays will you pretty much forever. Just my opinion...

[chevylane55]

i like a healthy rake. i wouldnt mind starring at the concrete when im driving around

[57-Z06]

Both my 56 and 57 are lower than stock, front and rear.

[mac-55]

well , Im with you fellers. LOL .

[56owner]

Heck yes, I own a trifive. But the car is lowered 2" all around. But I like 'm all , Gasser or slammed Staight axle or stock, 2door or 4 door wagon or sedan or hardtop or convertible doesn't matter to me. Many good memories of all,

[oceangoer]

GREEN 56

DITTO

For my '56 driver, low low in the front and just slightly higher in the rear.

Well that's for on Hy-Ways and decent streets. I have to hit the toggle switch a raise her up to get out of my long driveway.

But, I do like just about any variation of the Front or Rear height. And hoping that the workmanship is proper so the Car is safe.

[Surestart Engine Service]

Hi guys. For my own preference , I like them down in the weeds or at least stock height. A lot depends on the build style; stance is everything!
As for the way up , gasser style,... not a big fan.
To each his own, as long as it is done safely with sound engineering I,m not going to turn my nose up ( pun intended) to anyones build.

[polish belair]

The stance I like is 2" drop up front and a nice rake to the rear ! :bowtieb: Frank :flag6:

[fiddlerpin]

Personally i like the front in the stock form and the back slightly higher.:D
Terry

You got my vote Chev!:tu:tu:tu

[Moon Rocket]

Personally I’m a high, level roller or maybe just the slightest rake "Gasser" guy. Nose up is cool but not the extreme AA/FX style.

I like the “stock” look, but with tall tires. To me nothing says tri-5 like a set of Denman straight grove ambulance tires on old style Americans.

But I have also seen some of the lowered stuff I really like, however I know too many guys who can’t attend a local cruise because they can’t clear the speed bumps entering the county park. Not only that but how do you get under them to open the exhaust.

[Bob McLaughlin]

I'm not really sure of the intent here.

I like lowered cars.

If you want yours somewhere else then that's ok, but what's the point of a poll? But I dang sure wouldn't change my mind based on a poll.

Do you want to see how many do each? Do you want to establish this forum as "old school" or "modern"? Why does it matter?

Is this to create jealosy or class envy?

Go away Rick ; they're just having fun with it . What a grouch . Be safe...Bob.

[shroom79]

I like the slightly forward rake look. Meaning the front lower than the back with the back close to stock or slightly lower and the front with a good rake to the stance on a hot rod tri five.

I agree with Mr. Green, I like the definate rake with the rear at or close to stock and the front with a significant drop!

[mouse_zzr600]

Not a big fan of gasser nose incredibly high ( and not street legal down under anyway) prefer stock or slightly raked front down.
I acheive mine with different profile tyres :)
Old school muscle look 4 me Just my .02c

[cktasto]

like my 57' low to the ground with big wheels and low profile tires and I like my 55 gasser...high all the way around!

[raygreen]

This is a complex question, cars have personality, they are living breathing works of art and expression. The personality of the car dictates the stance, or maybe the stance helps create personality. One has to consider all aspects of the car to get the correct personality. If you do not consider the car in its entirety as you put life into it then you wind up with something like a troubled teen. It don't know what it wants to be when all grown up. When the build is not thought thru well then the car winds up with a split personality and sends mixed messages.

Think of the personality or theme for the car and then carry that message from front to back and top to bottom.

My thoughts any way, ray

[tjn]

Down, in the front

[vice323]

It depends on the car. Mine is lower in the front and stock in the rear. But it depends on the individual stance.

[hammecl]

I'll go with 55Mike..."Low and Nasty"

:bowtieb:

[dinger57]

like them stock and a little higher in the back

[warren57]

Oldfart X2

Stock or a little higher. higher in back.
The only cars I felt look better lowered from stock were the old Merc's. They were so ugly stock that chopped and lowered made them look great.

But as always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and lets face it, if it's a tri five it's pretty hard to not look good!

[MikeB]

Well most of us have heard the old saying " opinions are like elbows every one has at least one."
Man, I've been getting that quote wrong all these years!

My car is "contra" to what's popular these days. It's stock ride height all around, maybe even a little higher in front. It has a really tight turning radius thanks to stock spindles, and it rides and handles very well. I think GM knew what they were doing when they set up the steering and suspension geometry.

That said, I also like the looks of some lowered cars, as well as the classic gasser ride height.

[yelton57]

Completely depends on the build style of the car. I like kustoms, gassers, restorations, street machines, etc. Each of them require a different stance so there's no way I could ever pick a favorite. I just dont like modern crap on old cars, its dumb and tasteless but thats just my opinion again.

[andrew5]

my vote is low.stance is everything!

[Fiddy5Coupe]

When I was a teen, everything had to go up in the front, that's what was cool. Now it seems low is cool, high is old school. Kind of like the light fixtures in our house built in 1994. Everything had to be bright brass. Now that's out and it's got to be oil rubbed bronze before anyone can come over. Anyone want some really nice bright brass light fixtures? I told my wife we should just box them up for 20 years, they'll be back in style then I don't hafta buy them again. She didn't think that was funny.

[TCRIST]

For an all the time street car, I like them a bit lower in the back than stock and then a bit lower in the front than the back is. Not too low and not too much of a rake.

Now if you want to go a bit overboard and away from stock, I like the pro-street look, but it has to be done correctly with huge tires in the rear and smaller/narrower tires in the front.

Really never have been a gasser fan.

[Project X]

i'm tired of the lowered look. Everybody & their grandma's got it. It's been played out completely. But i respect to each His own. :tu

I was deciding on to lower mine or raise it up like it looked in the 60s. I'm going with raised up on new eck's stock ht, 3/4" offset 5-leafs & hd front coils. The way mine is now it looks like its taking a SH.mmmmmmmmm

:gba:

[G.R.]

i'm tired of the lowered look. Everybody & their grandma's got it. It's been played out completely. But i respect to each His own. :tu

I was deciding on to lower mine or raise it up like it looked in the 60s. I'm going with raised up on new eck's stock ht, 3/4" offset 5-leafs & hd front coils. The way mine is now it looks like its taking a SH.mmmmmmmmm

:gba:

Amen to the lowered look...seems every tri-five you see now days is down in the dirt. Like they were all punched out of the same mold with different color combinations or the owners drank too much of the "drop it" Kool-Aid:sign0020:

No offense meant to y'all that have lowered tri-fives:p3:for you to see the light:)
:sign0020:

Seriously though 'your car, do it the way youwant:)

[Project X]

I just installed new 5-leaf offset springs from eck's now the car is level, it's still not high enough. I need to take it to my spring guy & do them much higher.

:gba:

[Alleycat1956]

I think it really depends on the car. A bone stocker... should be well.... stock. Generally a 4 door should be fairly stock (IMO). I really like some of the gassers I see around especially on this forum. They tend to be high and mean.. but at the end of the day, I like my car low, and nasty.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x232/mikeoatman/55%20exterior/55missrearfarMedium.jpg

The wheels how low and the paint rocks. SWEEEEEEEET:congrats:bowtie-trifive