Thread: ratrod suspension setup

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I am building a 37 Chev truck ratrod. I will be using a TCI hub to hub 4 " drop I beam axle setup for the front and a 8 " ford rear end out of a Maverick for the back. I will be building my own frame out of 2x3 steel. I don't want to channel the cab so the cab will still be worth something to restore someday if I want to , so I thought I'd set the frame at a 5 " ride height under the cab and kick the front and back end up as need be for suspension travel.
Has anyone been successful at getting the right look with a kick up or Z in the front ?

My second question is to do with the rear suspension. I wanted to go old school so I have a set of ladder bars and brackets from speedway to set my 40 Ford spring transverse either in front or behind the axle. Which is the best spot in front or behind ?

I would love to see some pics of how other people are doing it. The mags don't really show close ups and no one else is building this stuff where I live. Around here it's all about high dollar Chip Foose wanna be's. I'm attaching a pic of what I'm starting with, basically I will just be using the cab.