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08-23-2016, 03:22 AM | #1 |
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Unusual 1936 Ford Springs
I have a pair of front and rear springs taken out from under a 36 slant back sedan here in Australia, an old barn find down south...from memory it sat in a old farm shed for 45 years before being moved to another shed from where I bought it from the last owner.
Shown in the images are the front spring, the back is identical. The original pack has a 3 part spring system added, 2 corrugated springs and a 3rd smaller spring which is sat reversed over the centre bolt. Were these an unusual factory option or a custom spring works design. The ole car must have seen some rough roads in its day to have this under it. Gavin |
08-23-2016, 03:26 AM | #2 |
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Re: Unusual 1936 Ford Springs
ive seen this type of thing before on a 36 sedan I pulled apart ,I got the car from victoria
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08-23-2016, 04:50 AM | #3 |
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Re: Unusual 1936 Ford Springs
Overload springs, meant you could carry more
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08-23-2016, 05:38 AM | #4 |
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08-23-2016, 05:41 AM | #5 |
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Re: Unusual 1936 Ford Springs
Thanks old 46. So these were a commercial option?
Knowing our roads and lack of infrastructure in 36, that these "may" have been added from the commercial range to compensate for country roads and no roads as I cannot see what extra sedans could carry other than the family and goods from town. Gavin |
08-23-2016, 06:11 AM | #6 |
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08-23-2016, 09:46 AM | #7 |
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Re: Unusual 1936 Ford Springs
I think the wavy design is at least partly to allow easy bolt-on installation without the need to remove spring from car or disassemble anything.
The hump in the middle (in Australia, up here it's a valley) allows it to go over the U-bolts, smaller waves pass right over the spring clamps, cupped area around eye keeps it located in use and while installing, Oops...I now see it is divided in the middle and hump is a separate part...halves could be installed by simply loosening one U bolt at a time and sliding under...how was the hump part put in?? |
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