I see a couple of different things being said here. The "classic stance" - my phrase - as seen, for example, on real GTAs in period photos, was nose up a bit, such that the rocker panel was not parallel to the ground, but higher at the front. I gather that the engineers at the time (Autodelta et al) knew what they were doing and that set-up was the best available. The car belonging to our new friend who started this thread does indeed sit very high up front, but I imagine we'd all agree that is not because he has a trick Autodelta suspension tune. Either it has the wrong springs up front or maybe the rears are broken (happened to me) or it has lower replacement springs in the rear exacerbating the already high nose position resulting from the tall, original front factory springs. Either way, I don't see that this car will yield a particularly enjoyable driving experience as long as it sits like that. I imagine we would all agree that to have a sweet handling GTV (or other Alfa), you need to make sure the whole suspension (and steering) system is in good shape, especially on a car which sat forever and/or has an unknown history: all new bushings (already mentioned), new ball joints, new tie rod ends, the springs and shocks of the owner's choice and an alignment after it's all been put back together. If I was going to drive it con brio - which is the point, surely, I would not want to do that with these (consumable) parts being old or of unknown condition. They are not all that expensive, and the job of replacement is relatively straightforward and rewarding. My car has Ward & Dean street springs and a 5/8" rear sway bar, much like International's kit. I run a fresh set of Boge shocks which I find plenty adequate (others might not). My car sits pretty level, not the "classic stance". I think it handles well, but like many of us here, I'm not a pro and could be deluding myself. John