Stange rear-end ID

[rockfla]

Any one ID this rear end?

[Andy]

32 truck?

[SUHRsc]

Floater rearend... here is an example

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...r-sold.969439/

[rockfla]

Thanks. its under a 34 car I'm looking at so thanks for the ammo!!

[Bruce Lancaster]

And that's the only one left on Earth that does not have a quickchange installed!
Only other one I've seen used in stockish form on a rod was under a '29 Cabriolet in Mississippi many years ago...torque tube and all, so very likely a response to problems at the strip.

[jetmek]

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Must be under a moonshine hauler

[NealinCA]

It would be interesting to see how they got wire wheels bolted to that?

[rich b]

Originally Posted by NealinCA

It would be interesting to see hom they got wire wheels bolted to that?

My first thought was: "Why isn't there a the picture of the wheel centers?".

But; maybe that's why the look under at the axle.

[RB]

I have a 3/4 ton rear under my 32 dirt car with the wide 5 hubs & wheels & it appears the pix as posted are likewise but using the 5 on 5-1/2 pieces to use the wire wheels. As I recall these units were open drive with parallel springs, looks as if the unit in question has been converted to the 32-34 spring & the parallel spring pads used to mount 36 type radius rods a requirement with open drives.

[jimTN]

That would be a stump puller ratio, interesting setup but not practical under a 34 street car.

[1952henry]

Originally Posted by jimTN

That would be a stump puller ratio, interesting setup but not practical under a 34 street car.

4.86:1 standard, 4.11:1 was a rare option

[jimTN]

This sort of makes you wonder if the 34 has been a mail car with extra large diameter wheels for the snow.

[rockfla]

I'm "Trying" to post a picture of the front end of the car also, some things happening up there I not sure about??? but uploading the picture I keep getting something about a "Security token" crap so????? By the way the car has a 4cyl powering it!!!! SO....an interesting mix of stuff going on

[Bruce Lancaster]

The wheels ARE a puzzle...you can't just slap passenger drums on a floater! Something creative going out there.
If front is weird...remember that there was a matching floater part for use up there on race cars. You could buy a bolt-on spindle piece that put a tube around spindle pin to take the rear type full floater hub...on racers, it simply made the wheel position much stronger for use as a bumper in normal circle track traffic. Use of one on a stocker would be...eccentric...but then so is the floater rear.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by rockfla

I'm "Trying" to post a picture of the front end of the car also, some things happening up there I not sure about??? but uploading the picture I keep getting something about a "Security token" crap so????? By the way the car has a 4cyl powering it!!!! SO....an interesting mix of stuff going on

Try with the picture size smaller.
Also try using Chrome. I can't post a picture on the HAMB without using Chrome.
Good luck

[JSeery]

Post for Rockfla:

[rockfla]

Thanks Jseery

Any thought's on this set up in the above posted picture??

[Fordors]

Square end on sector shaft so that must be a later, pickup steering box, the shock is not a Houdaille, looks to be a Delco Lovejoy, the tire bubs on drag link at full left turn and there's no front fender. Other than that it looks to be stock, but then again I don't know what the tube is mounted to the frame just in front of the pitman arm.

[rockfla]

Fordors
The "Tube" you are referring to is actually a flatter piece that I believe to be a fender brace/bracing.

[Andy]

It looks like a stock 33-34 steering arm to me. That would indicate stock steering box. It all look stock to me except the shock.