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.

[toolguy]

Thinking back about what is really stock as far as front height, I seem to remember that when the cars came into the country, the front end was way up in the air. . It was to meet the Federal Headlight level requirement. . Almost all the dealers then lowered the front, and usually added on a 'Performance Lower and Align" charge to their dealer Invoice price. .

I had a big 'disagreement' with a well know Porsche dealership over that charge on a new '79 911 I bought. They insisted they had done the actual work, but I showed them the 'Black Factory Tar' on the front strut tops that was undisturbed from the factory as evidence no alignment had been done. . . . . . they then insisted that when the dealership lowered the front, it was still withing alignment specs and didn't require adjustment. . another of the ploys to extract every available dollar from a customer back then. .