Rohrt, How much are the Hotchkis springs supposed to lower the front and do you have basic stock weight under the hood? Mine sits at 27-3/4", floor to fender lip, with what is supposed to be a stock replacement coil, Moog 6312, and 26" diameter 235/60 R15 tires. I do have a bit of weight reduction with an aluminium intake and heads. Coincidentally the tires are almost the same diameter of the stock 14" Firestone Redlines, E70X14-25.76" dia and the F70X14-26,24" diameter. That has the front rocker panel at 9.5" and the rear measurement at 10". 1.1" higher than that of the Firebird manual specs front and 1.9" at the rear.