normal stance or off-set stance?

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by Maverick-Austin, Dec 17, 2003.

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Offset or norm?

  1. Off-set (Rear up,front down)

    22 vote(s)
    53.7%

  2. Normal (flat stance)

    16 vote(s)
    39.0%

  3. Adjustable (air shocks)

    3 vote(s)
    7.3%
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  1. Maverick-Austin

    Maverick-Austin Maverick Driver

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    I'm rebuilding my mav an i need some help on how to set the suspension, it'll be a dailt driver / night cruiser.
     
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  2. Mavaholic

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    I like a flat or very slightly noticable rake with the back up.
     
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    Very slight rake.
     
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    me too! guess i better get some stiffer front coils. that 302 kinda sunk the front end too much.
     
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  5. Country Mav

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    well

    I like a slight lift in the back. Just not to where you are constantly sliding out of your seat because of the downhill slope, lol.:p
    I think a slightly noticable lift looks nice. JMHO. Preston
     
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    Well...heres my answer... I'm kinda fond of the "bring it on" bad a** look of the muscle car era. It will have a better look when the 15x10's go on
     
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  7. Russ

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    Just enough rear lift to get the tires under there. :D Russ
     
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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    slamed.. with a slight rake... air shocks will make it handle like crap and launch like snail.
     

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  9. courier11sec

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    I'm getting pretty close to happy with mine.
    I think I want to take the front down a bit more and if I can get away with it with the 275/60r15's back there, the rear could stand to come down a bit too.
    If you have long tube headers watch out for abnormally tall speedbumps:mad:
     
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    I hear you on the speedbumps there courier11sec. I have had a coupla runins (runons) with speedbumps. I was just creeping along, cause I had a feeling what was about to happen.............Ain't that a terrible noise. Just heart-stopping.......
    Country
     
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    same story.
    Barely moving.
    The hospital here in town just got some new asphalt work done and with the large number of import kids around here, I bet only about 3/4 of the cars in town can make it into the parking lot now.
    hehehe:p
     
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  12. Maverick Man

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    if you aint scrapping it ain't low enough :D :D :D :p
     
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    LOL!!!


    I say go with the slight rake look as well.
     
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  14. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    I think it depends on what your building!
    If you are building something like what "hack" is doing, then lowered even all the way around.
    If you are going for the hotrod/strip look, purple70!. Lowered with a rake.
    JMO!
     
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    Slight rake.

    Jacked up looks so 80s high school. Half expect a mullet on anyone driving anything that way. Not to mention the handling sucks. JMO...
     
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