AMT '40 Willys coupe gasser kit questions

[Roadrunner]

Does anyone know if this kit, built straight out of the box, has a natural "nose high" posture?

Thanks a bunch,

[TarheelRick]

Here are a couple pictures of my Pickup from this kit.  It appears to be a tad nose high, but that can be alleviated by modifying the front suspension a little bit.  Also pay a bit of attention to the location of the front axle relative to the wheels centered in the openings, I didn't and it looks a bit off to me.

[Roadrunner]

Thanks, Rick. I'll actually be doing the coupe, and really like the nose high look.

[Snake45]

Yah, every one I've ever seen built is sitting at least a bit nose-up. 

I've got one of those making its way to the workbench, and I'm planning to mount the front axle on top of the springs instead of underneath them to get a slight nose-down stance. 

[Roadrunner]

Just now, Snake45 said:

Yah, every one I've ever seen built is sitting at least a bit nose-up. 

I've got one of those making its way to the workbench, and I'm planning to mount the front axle on top of the springs instead of underneath them to get a slight nose-down stance. 

OK, thanks. If anything, I may actually raise the front end some, doing sort of the reverse of what you suggest.

[Roadrunner]

This particular kit comes with what appear to me to be some very narrow front tires, and the slicks are also somewhat narrow, but beautifully pad printed. I assume this represents an early gasser configuration of tires?

[stavanzer]

Other boxings come with wider front tires to fit the huge rims on the basic Chrome tree. Those narrow tires are for the extra rims on the small chrome tree that is in the kit.

[Roadrunner]

10 minutes ago, alexis said:

Other boxings come with wider front tires to fit the huge rims on the basic Chrome tree. Those narrow tires are for the extra rims on the small chrome tree that is in the kit.

Yep, I assumed as much, but I'm wondering if the narrower tires and wheels represent the earlier gasser configuration. It seems that I read somewhere that the "nose-high" attitude was, naturally enough, designed to transfer more weigh to the rear end, but with later wider slicks, using better rubber became widely available, the front end really didn't need to be raised so much.

Thanks.

[stavanzer]

You are correct about both the Nose-Hi reasoning, and about the narrow tires being from an earlier time period.

[Roadrunner]

35 minutes ago, alexis said:

You are correct about both the Nose-Hi reasoning, and about the narrow tires being from an earlier time period.

Excellent, and thanks.