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09-15-2021, 08:40 AM | #21 | |
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Rear Axle Shock Mounts
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I agree. They are also not designed for 35 & 36 rear ends. I had to make my own as to my knowledge there was nothing on the market that worked for those years. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Last edited by Bursonaw; 09-15-2021 at 09:01 AM. |
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09-15-2021, 10:00 AM | #22 | |
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Re: Rear Axle Shock Mounts
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"Bursonaw" is correct....not much going for '35 & '36 rears. But look how simple HIS remedy is. That appears to be a simple 1/4" L-shaped bracket that easily can be made to bolt-in to the flat area (probably TWO bolts used) just in front of the upward turn of the stock '35-'36 'bones. It also appears that he MAY have welded the short leg of the "L" which runs parallel to the transverse spring. Simple and SLICK! DD . |
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09-15-2021, 10:51 AM | #23 |
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Re: Rear Axle Shock Mounts
Ford made them beginning in late 1947 if I remember correctly. The were the odd sizes for the panhard bar fit.
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09-15-2021, 11:34 AM | #24 |
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Rear axle shock mounts designed for adding tubular shocks to '35-'36 Ford passenger cars (except for convertible sedans, & late 36's built with '37 type rear) and light commercial vehicles.
Apparently, mounting this kit did not require any new mounting holes to be drilled. I have a set of these mounted on my '35 3w coupe.
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09-15-2021, 12:24 PM | #25 |
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Re: Rear Axle Shock Mounts
This modification originally came from another member on the Ford Barn or the HAMB. After some research and thought I decided that this was my best option for me to put tube shocks on my car. I was taking the rear end apart at the time so it made since to do the mod at that time.
For those interested, this is what I did for my 36. First I made a template to figure the angles for the lower mounts as they are not at 90 degree angles. I did this before I pulled the rear out of the car. Make sure the car is sitting at the ride height you want. I cut and drilled 1/4” steel plate and set them to the angles I needed and then had them welded up. I did have to heat them with a torch after they were welded to make some minor adjustments so the shocks would mount properly. I then match drilled the wishbone bars to the predrilled brackets I just made. This proved to be a little more difficult than using my drill press. The forged casting on one of the wishbones was so hard I had to take it to a machine shop to have a hole end milled. I used standard shock mounting bolts and front shocks that I purchased from SoCal speed shop. After measuring the shock travel and measuring the suspension travel I determined where the crossmember needed to be drilled. I had to modify the crossmember to accommodate the shocks. Note, if I had used shocks without the dust covers I would not have had to modify the crossmember. The car rides nice and I’ve put many miles on the car since this modification. At the time I did this a few years ago, the conversion was less than $100. It just took a little time and thought. In the end i think it looks like the factory would have done something similar. Hope this helps someone in their future conversion. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
09-16-2021, 09:27 AM | #26 |
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