Thread: How to build an early hotrod frame

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There is another old frame building trick, which lets you lower the front end of your car without going to the expense of a dropped axle. This method does not lend itself particularly well to cars running stock front fenders, but on an open wheel car it works great. This method is called a "suicide" front end, and it will basically allow a very large drop, using a stock, undropped front axle. In this situation, the stock front crossmember is removed, and replaced by a round, heavy wall tube, to which a "suicide perch" is welded. Depending on the amount of drop designed into the suicide perch, the entire front of the car can be lowered dramatically. Again, there is a big difference between what "looks really cool" and what is "driveable with some degree of comfort"