Jason, there is an IFS front end with disc brakes, power rack and pinion, and EXACTLY the same width as the original; unfortunately it's getting hard to find. It is the 1975-1980 American Motors Pacer. Chassis Engineering sells a mounting kit for about a hundred bucks and you can even keep the original factory crossmember so all the front sheet metal and radiator support fits right. You can set the front height by how deep you set the frame rails down into the Pacer crossmember. Here are a couple of shots of a 49 that the customer did NOT want it to set low. Note the gap between the top of the tires and fender bead and that the tires are inside the fenders.
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d41/coilover/
