I FINISHED MY '55 (2ND SERIES) ABOUT A YEAR AGO, SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE A TON OF MONEY I USED PARTS FROM DONORS. THE FRONT CLIP THAT I USED WAS FROM A 1969 BUICK SKYLARK, IT FITS PERFECT AND IT GAVE ME POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ETC. AND IT LOWERED THE FRONT TO WHAT I THINK IS A PERFECT HEIGHT WITHOUT ANY LOWERING KIT OR DROPPED SPINDLES. NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING EITHER. EVEN GOT THE NEW HEADERS TO FIT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I AM VERY, VERY PLEASED WITH THIS SET-UP, IT EVEN HAS A VERY NICE TIGHT TURNING RADIUS (MUCH BETTER THAN MUSTANG II). I DID REPLACE THE FRONT SPRINGS WITH BIG BLOCK BUICK SPRINGS. HOPE THIS HELPS, GATOR.
P.S. THE MAN WHO HELPED ME HAS BEEN BUILDING STREET RODS SINCE THE 1950'S, SO MAKE SURE IF YOU USE A DONOR CAR, THE PERSON WORKING ON THE WELD IS AN EXPERT. :)