My 40 Chevy coupe presently has a Corvair front suspension under it with 14" wheels. After researching different companies, I have decided to go with a Heidts suspension. My problem is that when I go to order it, what should I order?

I do want the stance dropped a bit and am thinking of going with 17 or 18 inch wheels. Since the suspension is from a Corvair and not original, I don't know what the factory height to center of hub was. I'm assuming that the Corvair center hub height is not the same as factory. Then to make matters worse for me, I don't know what the original factory wheel size was.

Wouldn't I need to know what the original ground to center of hub measurement and then compare that to present center of hub to ground measurement to see how much higher or lower car presently sits and include the difference in wheel size? Wouldn't this give me my base to know if I wanted to order a standard or dropped suspension to get the stance I want. If I changed from the 14" wheels to 17" wheels, wouldn't that actually raise the height 1 1/2 inches?

I'm confused!!! Am I over thinking this? There must be a more simple way to figure this out. Any insight on this would be appreciated, thanks.


Bill