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07-09-2017, 12:17 PM | #1 |
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Is this an accessory?
Just got a 1928 open cab pickup and it came with this item? Anyone know what it might be? Looks like it may attach to the lip of the running board.IMG_0607.jpgIMG_0607.jpg
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07-09-2017, 12:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: Is this an accessory?
Maybe a type of steering stabilizer?
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07-09-2017, 12:37 PM | #3 |
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Re: Is this an accessory?
That was a aftermarket anti shimmy device for a worn out front end, when the owner was too cheap to fix it correctly.
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07-09-2017, 12:59 PM | #4 |
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That was a aftermarket anti shimmy device for a worn out front end, when the owner was too poor because, like 1/3 of America's work force during the Great Depression of the 1930's, the owner was without a job and his wife and kids were starving.
The center piece clamps on the middle of the front axle, and the 2 'C' shaped ends of the spring fit onto the tie-rod. |
07-09-2017, 01:57 PM | #5 |
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Homemade or factory and the cost now and back then? I'am a youngster :-)
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Doug, How come the Husband wuzn't STARVING? What a "HERO"??????????????---He could plant a quick garden look for a job, while it's growing. AND, why did he waste money on the GIZMO????--Which tells me he had GAS MONEY!!!! "Sometimes" we just repeat the same old lines, that usually mean "SQUAT"--"NADA"--"ZILCH"------- Bill Bleah!
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We just drove horses, had no money for car, gas or tires. Fit our own horseshoes and soaked the wagon wheels in the creek before going to town.
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07-09-2017, 02:29 PM | #8 |
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Those stabilizers were still available in the 60s - 70s. Had one on our 30 CCPU before we rebuilt the front end - it did help reduce shimmy. The current version has a cylinder like a shock absorber:
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IMO, a 'poor' band aid fix for something shaking and making noise ? |
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07-09-2017, 05:25 PM | #10 |
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Here's what they look like on my Roadster (kind of tough to take a good picture of them).
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07-09-2017, 06:43 PM | #11 |
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They would make a good conservation piece if nothing else...
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07-09-2017, 09:19 PM | #15 |
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One of those was on my '31 DD when I got it. Didn't know what it was. They must be pretty common.
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07-09-2017, 10:37 PM | #16 |
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I'd put it on the car if it were mine. Why not, you have it and to sell it would not bring much money but a great conversation piece at shows.
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These accessory units were not specifically for the Ford cars. They were a universal item made for all light-bodied cars, and was found in auto catalogs (like Western Auto, Wards, Sears, etc.) and on parts shelves around the country. They fit equally well on a Chevrolet, a Dodge, a Dort, an Erskine, etc.
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07-10-2017, 07:06 AM | #19 |
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Okay Bro Bill "Lucky" lets lead this thread astray... So does she do the laundry...
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