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Tech Q and A => Running Gear => Topic started by: Eyeball on October 31, 2006 5:14 pm

Title: Axle ID
Post by: Eyeball on October 31, 2006 5:14 pm

pic

Title: RE: Axle ID
Post by: Wowcars on October 31, 2006 8:19 pm

Thank you. I've been looking for that pic for a while. Isnt' that outta Leroi Tex Smiths Book?

Title: Axle ID
Post by: Eyeball on November 01, 2006 4:51 pm

........and here is some info on the rear axles

Rear Axle drum to drum width:
     Year                  Width               Spring mount eye to eye
1928-1931               57.0"                     49.5"
1932-1934               57.75"                   47.5"
1935-1936               59.5"
1937-1941               59.5"                     48.5"
1942-1948               61.0"



#1) 1928-1931 'A'. The spring perches are on top of the axle tubes near the backing plate mounting flange.

 #2) 1932 , 'A' style. The bell is 9 3/4" diameter and the length is 24 1/8" from housing gasket to backing plate flange. The spring perches are attached to the backing plate flange. The radius rod tabs are straight.

#3) 1932 (late) and 1933-1934. The bell is 10" diameter and the length is 24 1/8 from flange to flange. The spring perch is attached to the backing plate flange and is shaped like the '32 'A' style. The radius rod tabs are mounted on an angle.

#4) 1935-36. The bell is 10" diameter and the length is 24 5/8" flange to flange. There are no spring perches. The spring was mounted on the radius rods. These housings have an oval flange to which the radius rods mounted.

 #5) 1937-40. The bell is 10" diameter and the length is 24 5/8" flange to flange. The spring hangers are attached to the backing plate/housing end.

#6) 1941. The bell is 10" diameter and the length is 24 5/8" flange to flange. The 1941 housings have a small triangle shaped "nub" by the spring shackle hole, and a stud on the passenger side spring hanger for the pan hard rod .

 #7) 1942-1948. The bell is 10" diameter and the length is 25 1/2" flange to flange. These have an extra stud on the spring perch for the pan hard rod.



This info is from Hot Rod Works.com

Title: Axle ID
Post by: Ryan on November 02, 2006 12:09 am

We should almost have an archive for this stuff.  Sorry guys.  Still having an off year. :?

Title: Axle ID
Post by: racerjohnson on November 02, 2006 12:49 am

thanks for putting that up, it answers a lot of questions!

Title: Axle ID
Post by: Briggs&Stratton on November 02, 2006 1:19 am

thanks for the rear axle help, I was just coming back to ask about those.

Anyone know where I could find differences in wishbones?

Title: Axle ID
Post by: Eyeball on November 02, 2006 2:02 pm

Here is some info on the early ones.

http://idisk.mac.com/forever4/Public/pages/wishbones.htm

Title: Axle ID
Post by: Briggs&Stratton on November 02, 2006 11:45 pm

cool, thanks

Title: Axle ID
Post by: Eyeball on November 29, 2006 10:18 pm

nuther neato chart

Title: Axle ID
Post by: sko_ford on December 05, 2006 3:20 am

so i talked to mr speedway (actually some southern sounding older soundind dude) and he told me that their high arc spring which mesures 39" uncompressed only requires the perches be at 42.5" which sounds knida odd to me.

Title: Axle ID
Post by: Eyeball on December 05, 2006 4:33 am

Well that would give you the 1.5" per side for the shackles but only a half inch of stretch which doen't seem like enough to me......but it should be easy to mount it. :)

Title: Axle ID
Post by: sko_ford on December 05, 2006 4:55 am

thats what i was thinking, cause didnt we figure sterch to 42 the 1.5 per shackle?