Thread: The Roofus Special

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On a car like this, I think I would want to keep it looking traditional. Transverse buggy spring on a Maverick 8" in the rear, straight axle with transverse spring up front. Independent radius rods, 8 total, all anchoring at the mid-point of the car so that they would be as long as possible. Like this front and rear, but with longer bars anchored at the mid-point of the car....
http://www.streetrodcatalog.com/manu...es/3004A-b.jpg

Front dropped axles can lead to handling issues if the drop is too severe. You have a clean sheet of paper here, so I would use a maximum 4" drop.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Spring...dles,3142.html
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Early-...rings,842.html

I see that you already have a differential, but I'm just saying that I would start with a narrow 8" for the clean look.

Oh, and one other thought, NO CHROME, NO CHROME, NO CHROME anywhere on the car. Everything painted or powder-coated.