What is the proper/preferred suspension height? (front/back) Options

[skaufmann]

I got my 72 on her feet again after 13 months on stands. My first observation is she's sagging a bit in the rear (yeah what should I expect for a 40-year old).

What I have is the rear tire sits about 1 inch into the well. In other words, looking at it broad-side about 1 inch of the top of the tire is covered by the wheel well. The front tire is opposite where there's about 1 inch of space above the tire to the wheel well. This definitely gives it a taildragger look.

How do I want it to be? Balanced so its even front and back or do I want the front a bit lower? Also, where is the best point to measure from? I haven't looked closely yet but in my head I'm thinking from the ground to somewhere on the suspension that stays with the body.

Thanks ahead of time for all your responses.

[sean_v8_914]

the "rake" looks good but suspension set up is a dynamic thing. think braking, nose dive, too much weight transfer to the front, back wheels loose traction...
low is cool but too low is bad. suspension geometry goes bad. when the front arms are level to the ground what happens to camber under compression, it goes positive and bump steer gets very pronounced

so, a little "rake " if you must, but very little
low is cool but slightly higher than when teh arms are level and add spacers to your rack.
KONI owners MUST HAVE BUMP STOPS to avoid destroying the piston valve from bottoming out
stock sprung lowered cars WILL BOTTOM OUT