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Old 01-12-2022, 03:03 PM   #13
Rustedjunk
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Default Re: Rear tube shock conversion

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Originally Posted by blucar View Post
The tube shocks on the rear of my '36 is basically a '47-48 Ford set up with an aftermarket mount attached to the rear cross-member. As you can see in the pix, the shocks are mounted on an angle, which works well, you should also note the panhard/sway bar which is a stock '46-48 Ford item, except for the cross-member mount.
One of these days I am going to change the cross-member mounts to '70's Ford F100 mounting attachments...I have a pair I harvested off of a '72 F100, it is a simple one hole application.

Several of the aftermarket rear tube shock applications use mounts that put the shocks vertical. I don't care much for that application because there is limited space for the shock between the tire and the body. Vertical front shocks work very well because there is ample room between the frame and the wheel,
I can't see the upper mount that the upper part of the shock bolts meets.
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