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Originally Posted by jeepguy1948
...I suppose that I am on a forum not oriented to hot rods and customs but even so I would think that for most people it is understood that you are building a car to suit your own taste...
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You've asked this same question on the HAMB, though, which is a site dedicated to traditional hot rods.
You're getting gruff because you aren't illustrating your purported issue. Illustrate the situation and people will be better able to understand it. Why are people having a tough time understanding the issue? Because folks have installed hydraulic brakes on the Model A for decades without having their wheels pushed out to the edges of the fenders.
We're trying to figure out why now in 2024 (and verify with our eyes) that things suddenly don't fit anymore.
All that said...
To accomplish what you want with a banjo and these brakes, you will need to ditch the Model A spring - or have a custom one made - because narrowing the axle will require the spring perches be moved inward, which will then be too narrow for the stock spring. Using a spring behind the axle with a will require you to extend the frame and fabricate a different rear crossmember or move the stock one rearward. You could convert to coil-overs and retain the original crossmember (but there goes the traditional look).
If you stay with the Model A banjo you'll also have to modify the radius rods since their mounting width is now different.
If you go to a V8-era banjo, you'll have to shorten its torque tube and driveshaft. Depending upon the year used, you may also need to modify its radius rods since their width would now be narrower.
Narrowing any banjo will require re-machining the Ford axles, which may be labor that's difficult to source since the end you'd be modifying will require re-tapering, a new keyway, and re-hardening. You will not find any aftermarket axles of this type. Further converting it to the modern slide-in axles adds even more expense.
So, in summary here are your options:
1) Spend a *ton* of money to keep the Lincoln brakes and modify a banjo.
2) Spend probably not quite as much to source an 8" use its original brakes and hope it's width is appropriate.
3) Spend more money than #2 and narrow an 8" to fit.
4) Search for some other alternative axle from a different application/make.
5) Do what people have been doing since the '30s, follow the "formula", and use what FoMoCo has provided to us.
How much money is this worth to you?