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MNSmith, thank you for your clarification! Can you possibly tell me the size of the wheels/tires on the front, top of rubber to bottom of rubber. I'm trying to figure out how big I can go without rubbing if I don't drop it. And without dropping it, to give it a little bit of a forward lean, I was thinking that, if I have to, I could possibly get 20" wheels on the back and 18" wheels on the front, that is if they won't rub. It's an idea that I've toyed with. Thoughts?

And thank you for the last post. I'm still learning some of the terminology, as I'm usually working on engines and not chassis or suspension, but I really appreciate your input. I'm not sure that I will use Fatman's narrowed a-arms since they are so expensive, but I do wanna see what I can do to get a little bit of a lean and keep it from rubbing. I figured that I have a few options for that: 1) Use a bit smaller wheel in front that doesn't rub. 2) Add airbags (raise it when driving, lower it when not). 3) Add narrow a-arms to ensure that I am good with no rubbing and can add larger wheels, but that takes more $ and also more adjustments that I have no clue on at this point. 4) Leave it as is and simply use wheels/tires that won't rub and deal with how it looks. Overall, I'd prefer #1 or #4 I suppose, especially since they will take less alterations and dinero.

Justhorsenround, thank you for the encouragement! All of this does make me a bit nervous since it's my first time for a subframe graft, but I'm also super excited because I keep learning with it. Also, can you help me find the gallery with Terry B's '53? I'm still feeling my way around and am not sure where you're referring to.

UPDATE: A welder friend of mine is coming to the house tomorrow to help me begin attaching the clip! I weld, but since it's my first, I figured it was wise to ask him for help, especially since he's a fabricator as well. All-in-all, I'm pretty excited about it.