Best "Rake/Stance" for a Hot Rodded 60-66 C10?

[SulphuriousSam]

Ok..just curious what your opinions are on the best "stance" or "rake" for a hot rodded c10? Low in the back with the nose in the air? Lower in the front with tail up in the air? Leveled and lowered...so many ways to go.

I keep seeing trucks from car show/swap meet pics with lowered rears but as a kid I recall that most guys had their hot rods as high in the arse end as it would go...

Pics would be nice too...of course!

[chevy_mike]

To me, a hot rod should have the rear a little higher than the front... like this.

[SulphuriousSam]

Yeah...um...I gotta admit something to you. I have that picture in my revolving background on my desktop I love the look of your truck!

[stealth_weapons]

here is mine. this pic was taken right after i finished m UCA/LCA, drop spindles,disc brakes, etc.... it has since settled a little more in the front


for reference, here is how low the LCAs are to the ground

[SulphuriousSam]

Nice Truck Stealth...it's hard to determine on my monitor for sure but it looks like your tails up a bit from the front? It could be the driveway though. What was your drop front and back if you don't mind telling me?

[forestb]

I think the rear in the air looks best. I have tried leveling out my step side a couple of times and I never like it.

[protrash64]

This pic is bouncing around on here in a few places, but here we go again. 5.5'' in the front and unknown flip on the rear, guess is 5-6''. I like a little rake on them.

[Rich 5150 69]

almost noticeable rake, I was always tired as a teenager of trying to stay on the seat when the back end was like 6/7 inches higher than the front....

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

RAKE!

Project: Full Metal Yellow Jacket - Night Scene ...

[taclem]

This is the way we had our cars in the mid 60's.
Taclem

[yunkyarddog]

i want sthealt wepons truck with yellow jacket rear tires ......................

[shrunken66stroker]

Here's mine at ride height with a slight rake.

[jocko]

I REALLY like Rich 5150's stance. And I also really like the stance on the following gents' trucks:

(oh yeah, and to answer the question posed - I like em stock/leveled, or lowered/leveled, or lowered with front slightly lower than rear. Not a weeds guy personally, but I'm coming around to the idea after seeing some of these that come a lot closer to the weeds than mine!)

[Slow Build]

I like the back a little higher than the front. My truck may not look very good but I like the stance.

[jocko]

Slow Build, your truck looks awesome! Stance is spot on.

[Rich 5150 69]

Originally Posted by jocko

Slow Build, your truck looks awesome! Stance is spot on.

X2 mne is as low as its going to be....i still use it as a truck.

[markeb01]

Even though the front on mine is excessively high by modern standards, the truck still has a nose down rake with the tire stagger.

[XtechX]

Originally Posted by Rich 5150 69

almost noticeable rake, I was always tired as a teenager of trying to stay on the seat when the back end was like 6/7 inches higher than the front....

Whats the drop on this one? I really like the stance of it.

[Lucather]

This is how I like it. Not too low. Not too levered.

[QWYKTRUK]

I'm a fan of the "little higher in the rear " look too!

[Northern lights]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Even though the front on mine is excessively high by modern standards, the truck still has a nose down rake with the tire stagger.

THIS is the PERFECT stance. It just doesn't get any better IMO.

[jocko]

here's my "stock" rake, if you will...
The back end is much higher because it's on a ramp, but that's not important right now (couldn't resist). Anyhoo - mine has a little bit of a fwd rake, not much though.

[SulphuriousSam]

Lots of great trucks guys! Sounds like the tail up is the way to go! I think I'll try to lower mine a tad so the tires fill the wheel wells a little more but keep the factory rake in the rear instead of all the way level. Somebody mentioned sliding off their seat as a kid and I can remember that problem riding in my uncle's Monte Carlo

Here's mine at factory still. Lots of work to do...


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I'd like to keep the same rake just lower it a bit.
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[tenni126]

I always like the back end up in the air a bit. Plus, with my bike or any load in the back it just only ever sits level. I hate it when a truck gets nose-high from a load in the back.

[likaroc13]

on my old '93 C-1500 i went with a lowered/level stance and really liked it...but on a hot-rod classic, i like the rear to be a little higher than the front....my '66 short/fleet won't be lowered at all but rather left at stock height....but when i can afford to do a custom build with my future project(s), they'll most likely have a little bit of rake

i don't like that Cali-style(?) where the arse end is squatted lower than the front