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Originally posted by clayfoushee
Thanks for the clarification, and I defer to your considerable expertise. But, I'm surprised you didn't make some reference to the "droopy vs. perky butt" issue.
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Clay.. you can't speak badly about the "perky butt". With over 4000 FFR's out there, it has a very loyal following.
There are three things that contribute to the 'perky' posterior...
The way the rear of the body is molded, the 'attitude' that the body bolts to the FFR frame and the 'widow's peaked' trunk-lid that protrudes around the license plate.
The body mold for FFR and E-M (kissin' cousins
) has some high hips; that gives it the 'shrug' look in the rear.
Several people have repositioned the body mounts on FFRs, lowering the rear an inch or two... and the whole side profile changes much more towards an original look... the perk gets to 'sag' a bit.
The trunk peak is just ...there.
Tristates makes an aftermarket body kit that resolves these three issues... but you can't order an FFR without the body shell.
Thus, it's an extra expense.
To many who don't have originality as a prime factor, the FFR look is more favorable than you might think.