lenweiler, I think your on target. The further away the better. Now about ground clearance. Is this a street car or strip only? I think a strip only ride will be fine. Street....I wonder. An inch can be alot sometimes.
Mostly strip Rumble. However. The car's no good to me if I can't use it on the street to set a few bowties straight about Mopar small blocks. Right now, the lowest part of the undercarriage is the exhaust.