Thread: 460 Ford into 55 wagon

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Life is full of trade offs. The vehicle is a 55 Ford wagon. It is being set up as a tow vehicle. And what will it primarily tow? A camp trailer on the Hot Rod Power Tour. Other than that it will be my wife's "big car". She is an elementary school teacher. Her daily driver is a 73 Mach 1/460 that I assembled seventeen years ago, and we refinished in Dec 2015.
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The engine will be 545 CI, regular gas, and probably never see 5K RPM. Where it is now sitting, the engine is, from my perspective, a "bolt in". The front anti-sway bar is 1.125 diameter with 10 inch arms. The rear is 1.0 inch with 10 inch arms.

The camber change on compression is to tuck in on the bottom: under-steer. I have parts for a scheme that would have switched that, but some on another forum said that would offend some sensitivities, and I should keep it "traditional". So the engine and the lower control arms share a cross member.

Look at the front-on shot. The center of mass of the engine is probably about at the camshaft. Draw a triangle from the center of mass of the engine to the tire contact points. I agree, lower is better. If time and money were no restriction, how much lower could it go, and what would be the operational benefit?

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