Lower the 66 Nova Pro Street

[cherokeered]

What is the best way to lower the 66 Nova Pro Street by AMT. It looks like I can probably just add some blocks to the rear because the axel is above the leaf springs...but what about the front? The spindles look like they can be flipped to be higher or lower and I'm not sure which way they are supposed to go. If they are supposed to be lower then I can just flip them and that should lower it some but if they are already supposed to be mounted in the higher position then how else can I lower the front? I hope that makes sense. Thanks!

[Eric Stone]

On my stock '66 Nova, the spindles are meant to be in the higher sitting position, so flipping them should work.

[MikeMc]

This was a version of the pro street. I ended up moving the axles up by cutting and gluing the spindles....this is slammed in front.

Edited July 24, 2010 by MikeMc

[Steven Zimmerman]

I've done several of these,each one lowered differantly. The first one,I removed the stock frame at the firewall and grafted in the front frame of an AMT Nascar kit,and trimmed the rear springs at the front spring perches and notched the rear crossmember where the springs attached. On the second one, I used the front frame from a R/M Willys street rod and 'Z'd the front right behind the suspension,and got rid of the leaf spring/rear axle assembly and used the 4 link from the same Willys kit. I had to notch the rear frame rails to get it as low as I wanted. The third one,I shortened a Testor's 'Chezoom' frame and used it,with another AMT Nascar kit frame grafted on from the firewall forward. I narrowed the Chezoom IRS to fit wider tires. Sorry,no pics 'cause I don't have any.............'Z'

[Steven Zimmerman]

Also,Race Motor Replicas offers a resin 66 Nova with a chopped roof with the front and back glass 'raked,stretched rear wheel wells,and a cowl hood; and a tubbed frame with a lowered front 'Mustang II' type front suspension.

[Steven Zimmerman]

A chopped 'phantom' 66 Nova 2 door wagon is also offered by RMR with the same cowl hood and frame as is offered with the aforementioned 66 chopped Nova; also has a tubbed interior...........'Z'