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01-23-2012, 11:45 AM | #1 |
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Still Looking for a Track answer
Is there any original spec for track width, the distance between the center of the left and right tire print? Is it identical front/rear or is there a slight difference? I could measure one of my A's, but I'm looking for an exact Ford spec. Anybody???
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01-23-2012, 03:11 PM | #2 |
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Re: Still Looking for a Track answer
Measure a restored A, nothing has changed. Same axle, same wheels, same measurement.
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01-23-2012, 05:21 PM | #3 |
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Re: Still Looking for a Track answer
Thanks Jim, but as I stated I'm looking for exact Ford specs. My A's and several others I have measured vary over a 5/16" range.
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01-24-2012, 11:09 PM | #4 |
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Re: Still Looking for a Track answer
I would think the specs would vary a bit between cars on the front axle due to KP wear.WB adjustment,slight bend in axle etc.Myself,I am not worried about those specs at all as long as the car drives well & doesnt shimmy & shake.
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01-25-2012, 09:54 AM | #5 |
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Absolutely right! That's why I'm looking for the theoretical magic number that you would get if every part was exactly in the middle of its tolerance range. Ditto for the rear axle! The original Ford engineering must have specified some target design dimension. The search goes on. . . Next step: The MAFFI index and Benson Research in Dearborn. To me this is more like a fine-point obsession. Not a driveability issue.
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01-25-2012, 09:59 AM | #6 |
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01-25-2012, 12:50 PM | #7 |
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Re: Still Looking for a Track answer
In the book "Model A/AA Truck Owner" it says tread 56" there is also a diagram of a
model A chassis that shows 28" from center of chassis to center of tire. Bob |
01-27-2012, 02:53 AM | #8 |
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Mike, I just looked in my "Model A Restoration Manual A-1" put out by Ford in 1955. Looking through the specs in the rear of the book it lists "TREAD" and simply says "STANDARD 56 inches".
On page 68 it lists the rear tire tread for the AA with duals and shows 55 1/2" center of one inside tire to the center of the other inside tire, then add 7 3/8" to the center of each outside tire. I wonder what time period this is for though, because the wheel offset did change at some point to add a little more space between the tires so they didn't rub each other when they met the pavement and spread out. |
01-28-2012, 02:30 AM | #9 |
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Re: Still Looking for a Track answer
Bob C and Tom W, thanks for the info. Exactly what I was looking for.
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01-28-2012, 09:59 AM | #10 |
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Would this be the same as the hub/drum wheel flange to flange distance? Just curious.
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01-28-2012, 04:40 PM | #11 |
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Re: Still Looking for a Track answer
Two guys come to mind with more nit picking information than any one person should know. I mean this in a complimentary way gents. Tom Wesenberg and Steve Plucker are the guys to which I refer. Just an absolute warehouse of information.
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