DRAGWAYS OR NOT THAT IS THE QUESTION....

karens fb · Post by **karens fb** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:00 pm

HI ALL IVE JUST PUT A SET OF DRAGWAYS WITH FLAPPERS ON MY WAGON BUT IM NOT QUITE SURE IF I LIKE THEM. YOUR OPINION WOULD BE APPRECIATED

THANKS GUYS

smooth · Post by **smooth** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:13 pm

I like it!

Regards, Smooth

Naughty · Post by **Naughty** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:39 pm

looks nice!

Gives it that old school crusier look.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:57 pm

i like it

think it would look alot better dropped down a couple of inches

but then you sacrafice ride quality

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:13 pm

Honestly the wheels look too small. They look lost in the arches....

14's would have been better. Or as Ratbox said lower it a little.

karens fb · Post by **karens fb** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:34 pm

hi all,thanks for the reply's. i would love to lower it more but living in country(just out of wagga wagga) nsw our roads are shit. so i dont want to take it any lower. cheers mark

smooth · Post by **smooth** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:50 pm

If you are going for the '60 look? The cars then were actually raised in the arse and not that low in the front anyway. I agree low cars look cool but we shouldn't all be sheep and copy everybody else either. It's your car Mark and it's about what you think looks right/nice.

You have to ask yourself if YOU like the look and care little about what others think!

Regards, Smooth

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:37 pm

You can now do like I do.
I've got three sets of wheels,
Wide Stockies,
Vintage mags,
and Chromies.
Three steering wheels,
Stock,
Old Saas sports,
and vintage woodrim.
Three floorshift Gear knobs,
and a Grandpa kit - Spats, Venetion.

I change the car around to suit various events.
Grandpa kit & stockies for the holden day,
Vintage mags & steering wheel for a hot rod run etc.

So keep all the wheels and parts you collect.

Cheers Jeff

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Fri May 04, 2007 5:17 pm

smooth wrote:If you are going for the '60 look? The cars then were actually raised in the arse and not that low in the front anyway.

Best to be painting the diff then and fitting longer spring shackles, I think bright colours were the go....

Some things are best left in the 60's......

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Fri May 04, 2007 6:13 pm

I like it, by the look of it if you lower it the guards will scrape the rear tyres, I once had a set of 13x7 dragways on my car and they stuck out level with the guards.
Any way, back to your car, I recon along with kidney mags dragways realy suit 50's & 60's holdens

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Trev

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smooth · Post by **smooth** » Fri May 04, 2007 6:30 pm

Devilrod wrote:
smooth wrote:If you are going for the '60 look? The cars then were actually raised in the arse and not that low in the front anyway.
Best to be painting the diff then and fitting longer spring shackles, I think bright colours were the go....

Some things are best left in the 60's......

Yeah good on ya!

I'm not saying he "should" raise it higher than it is. I was just stating how it was. The trend of dropping into the weeds is a more current trend.

Be careful fitting Tramp Rods - they can get caught on cattle grids.

Regards, Smooth

LYNCHPIN · Post by **LYNCHPIN** » Fri May 04, 2007 7:52 pm

Beautiful looking wagon but must agree with Devilrod, they look a little too small, especially the front wheel.

Still, i love the look of the flappers on just about all older cars.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Fri May 04, 2007 8:15 pm

smooth wrote: Yeah good on ya!

I'm not saying he "should" raise it higher than it is. I was just stating how it was. The trend of dropping into the weeds is a more current trend.

That was more of a yank thing anyway. Here we just dropped the front to give a ridiculous rake on cars.....

EK JAY · Post by **EK JAY** » Fri May 04, 2007 9:42 pm

maybe a higher profile tyre might be worth trying
on the rims then they wont look as small; and you
will fill the gaurd space a bit more . but i think they
look good ; i had dragways on my ek sedan when it was blue

jay

(AUST)Mod · Post by **(AUST)Mod** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:40 am

i think a higher profile will make the wheels look smaller