[barryfromvictoria]

Dave G-- As usual is right. I might add that the spring perches in `32 were also thicker. My guess is that Henry`s engineers went overkill on the axle and other parts because of the extra weight of the new v-8 and they were in such a rush to get the new car to the showrooms. Then when they had more time they found it wasn`t necessary and made the axle lighter for 33-36 and later replacement for `32. The old myth that a `32 thick axle was a commercial axle only started about 50 yrs ago when Tex Smith wrote an article for Hot Rod Magazine showing all the differences in early ford axles. While it was an exellent comparison for the day he mistakenly identified the `32 thick axle as a commercial axle only. This same article was published in numerous other magazines over the next 30 yrs.---Barry