Re: 9" rear in a jailbar truck
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Originally Posted by cas3
I think its a good idea. The rear that was popular with those darn kids was the 57 -59 ford car 9" rearend as it was the best match in width for the old Ford bodies.
61 1/4". 57-72 f100
57.1/4" 57 -59 car
I can't remember, is your open drive banjo wider than 48 cars?
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Skip, probably so. The pickups got a 2 1/2" increase in width in '42. This was also true of the tonners. My '38 tonner express had 46 1/2" between rear fender wells in bed. Imagine what I went throgh as a cabinetmaker running that thing all those years. The jailbar tonner express has 49" clear! The tailgate closes too.
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
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