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01-05-2022, 02:44 PM | #1 |
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Rear tube shock conversion
Has anyone come across these or similar, or have them in their garage. They are pieces that you bolt to your upper rear cross member to add tube shocks to your 41 - 48 Ford. All you need is a bolt to clamp them on. I am having a hell of a time finding anything even close.
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01-05-2022, 04:23 PM | #2 | |
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Well, here are some ideas for you, including what are Ford factory parts in the third picture. The first picture MAY be the part portrayed in the PARTS drawing. DD . |
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01-05-2022, 04:52 PM | #3 |
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What is the length of that first bolt? I think I have them but when I tried installing them, they just didn't seem long enough. Also, can you tell me more about what's in the second picture?
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01-06-2022, 12:11 AM | #4 | |
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The pieces in the second picture....I ain't got a clue as to their origin, but if I ever ran across a pair like that at a swap meet, they would be going home with me. DD . |
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01-06-2022, 09:35 AM | #5 |
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Re: Rear tube shock conversion
The lower brackets can be bought new from a company called Pure Hotrods in Illinois. The upper brackets can simply be a regular shock stud that can be found at many parts stores or if you want a different style upper you might call TCI in Ontario, California or go to Chassis Engineering and see if you can just by a pair of their upper shock brackets,
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01-06-2022, 10:27 AM | #6 |
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01-06-2022, 11:44 PM | #7 |
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Once you find, or make your brackets. The shock chosen should be for the same weight as your application. At one time this was listed in the specs of the shock. I find the small GM car shocks have a 70/30 valving and provide a good ride. No one makes any mounts for these so you have to make your own. the lighter the car the more difficult it is to find a suitable shock. I used Chevl shocks on myKB-1 worked pretty good (3400 lbs)
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01-07-2022, 08:34 AM | #8 |
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It's not much help, but I have a pair of upper brackets like in your first picture, they are under my '47. I think I found them on here years ago with a wanted ad. I've also used regular shock studs on the upper mount, but that may require trimming the crossmember lip for shock clearance.
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01-11-2022, 11:17 AM | #10 | |
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01-11-2022, 11:18 AM | #11 |
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01-11-2022, 11:48 AM | #12 |
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The tube shocks on the rear of my '36 is basically a '47-48 Ford set up with an aftermarket mount attached to the rear cross-member. As you can see in the pix, the shocks are mounted on an angle, which works well, you should also note the panhard/sway bar which is a stock '46-48 Ford item, except for the cross-member mount.
One of these days I am going to change the cross-member mounts to '70's Ford F100 mounting attachments...I have a pair I harvested off of a '72 F100, it is a simple one hole application. Several of the aftermarket rear tube shock applications use mounts that put the shocks vertical. I don't care much for that application because there is limited space for the shock between the tire and the body. Vertical front shocks work very well because there is ample room between the frame and the wheel,
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01-13-2022, 12:51 PM | #14 |
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Basically the upper shock mount is the same as the one shown in the first pix Coop posted in #2.
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01-14-2022, 04:18 PM | #15 |
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Look closer at that picture. It has the little inboard ring supported underneath & goes to the frame.
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