[PurplePackFan]

Looks great, Nick. I like the stance and the wheels. I am running Nitto 555's on my '67 GTO but need to raise front about an inch. I have QA1 coilovers with 350# springs. That appears to be the problem. I got 550# springs to replace them with, hopefully that will get me some more height/clearance. Can you do me a favor and measure your height at the center of the front wheel wells? My height is at 24 3/4" and I need to raise it up some when I install new springs. I like the height of yours. My tires are front: 245/45/17, rear 255/50/17. The front is way too low for my taste and I have the springs adjusted all the way up.

[Nicks67GTO]

Originally Posted by PurplePackFan

Looks great, Nick. I like the stance and the wheels. I am running Nitto 555's on my '67 GTO but need to raise front about an inch. I have QA1 coilovers with 350# springs. That appears to be the problem. I got 550# springs to replace them with, hopefully that will get me some more height/clearance. Can you do me a favor and measure your height at the center of the front wheel wells? My height is at 24 3/4" and I need to raise it up some when I install new springs. I like the height of yours. My tires are front: 245/45/17, rear 255/50/17. The front is way too low for my taste and I have the springs adjusted all the way up.

Front wheel well height was a touch over 26". For reference the tire height is around 26.6"

[PurplePackFan]

Thanks, amazing how much 1 1/4" can make in the appearance of the stance.

[6 Grrrs]

Car looks great Nck. I really like those wheels. I agree the front could come down a little bit, but the tire fills the wheel well pretty much.

[Nicks67GTO]

Originally Posted by 6 Grrrs

Car looks great Nck. I really like those wheels. I agree the front could come down a little bit, but the tire fills the wheel well pretty much.

Thanks! I like the full wheel well look for sure. Its probably some kind of deep seeded issue I have left over from the 90's Pro Street and Street Machine CarCraft days. Those were my impressionable Jr.High years when I got into this stuff....LOL

[PurplePackFan]

Yeah, I just measured my cross member clearance and it is at 3 1/2". Waaaay too low for a driver. I will keep in mind your 5" suggestion, I believe that is sound advice. It may look killer right now being that low, but it sure won't handle any speed bumps or other obstacles. I think in order to have something that low and functional would require an Air Ride suspension in order to change height when needed. Not into that...

[Nicks67GTO]

Originally Posted by PurplePackFan

Thanks, amazing how much 1 1/4" can make in the appearance of the stance.

Agreed. I will double check on the front tire height tomorrow again and report back. It might be closer to 26.5" actually right now but it needs to come down. The big thing for me is engine cradle clearance. I had like 3.75ish inches with the old 225/60/15's before I raised the front up. I ended up lightly hitting the bellhousing on a nasty Iowa backroad cruise and scraping the headers hard a couple of times at that height. I raised it up about an inch and never had another issue. I think 5" of engine cradle cross member height would be enough though with quality shocks and springs. I'm at around 6.5" right now so I should be good to go even if I lower it back down. For the record....your car looks killer sitting down like that IMO.

[highrisk]

John,
What wheels are those on your car and what is their size and backspacing?
Sorry Nick did not mean to hijack your thread but thanks for pointing me to it.
Dale

Originally Posted by PurplePackFan

Looks great, Nick. I like the stance and the wheels. I am running Nitto 555's on my '67 GTO but need to raise front about an inch. I have QA1 coilovers with 350# springs. That appears to be the problem. I got 550# springs to replace them with, hopefully that will get me some more height/clearance. Can you do me a favor and measure your height at the center of the front wheel wells? My height is at 24 3/4" and I need to raise it up some when I install new springs. I like the height of yours. My tires are front: 245/45/17, rear 255/50/17. The front is way too low for my taste and I have the springs adjusted all the way up.

[Nicks67GTO]

So true story....it's December 26th 2014, I live in Waterloo Iowa and I just took the GTO for a spin....It was over 40 degrees out and it hasn't snowed in probably at least a month. Its rained a bunch so the roads are clear....HA! This may never happen again!

[Nicks67GTO]

Got my Speedhut gauges in the mail so I thought I would hook them up fast and see how they look. It took a while to get them but they are very nice quality. Iv'e seen a couple guys fit these behind stock 66-67 GTO dashes without making any cuts and it looks really sharp. Almost factory install clean. I did a Volt/Fuel gauge, 140mph GPS speedometer, 8K tach with programmable shift lights, and a oil/water gauge.

The layout is kind of similar to that of the stock rally gauges and they come with a dimmer switch that can be mounted anywhere. In the pics the color is turned all the way up. Honestly the nighttime colors are much more bold in the pics than they look in person. I'm not sure if its a glare thing or my phone camera or what but they are much easier on the eyes in person.

Here they are....