I have a 69 barracuda that I’ve been working on. After a front disk upgrade I had to replace the front wheels so I went ahead and replaced the rears as well. Went with the largest wheels/tires that would fit back there.
Turns out they don’t quite fit. If I hit a bump the rub the inside of the quarter panels. Noticed that a few weeks ago. Not great but they don’t rub _much_ so I was planning on putting off doing anything about it sir slightly longer than I probably should.
But yesterday I realized that when they do this the sidewalk of the tire also rub the knife edge of the wheel well.
MUCH more significant issue. The suspension isn’t too bad for a 51 year old car so I don’t think it’s failing to function normally. I think I just need to raise the rear end to prevent this.
I’m trying to figure out the cheapest way to do this. I want to do the work myself but I don’t weld. Never raised anything in my life so I’ve still barely got any idea of the options available but it seems like a block kit is the way I want to go?
I’m thinking 3 inches of lift would both solve my issue and give me the look I’m going for. I would like to go further but I know the further you go the more parts become involved. More likely to need a new drive shaft, more likely to need to have some fabrication done.
Any tips on how I can get enough lift cheap(er) with no welding would be greatly appreciated.
Any tips on how much lift I can get away with without replacing any expensive non-suspension parts would be even more appreciated.
69 Barracuda, /6, stock suspension and rear end.
- Aaron