Rear Axle Shock Mounts

[Bursonaw]

Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked

Hey Guys: I think it is important to share as much information as possible about which rears (years) these are designed for, with which style of radius rods, etc.. Most of the ones I've seen are for late rear setups - like 1940+, they are not designed for the earlier cars and rears. Example: 32-34 rear ends.

I'm going to be working on some designs that will hopefully fit a 32-34 setup - will report back in a month or two on what I find (as I need them myself!).

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.






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[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by Bursonaw

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.

"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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[rotorwrench]

Ford made them beginning in late 1947 if I remember correctly. The were the odd sizes for the panhard bar fit.

[JM 35 Sedan]

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.

[Bursonaw]

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.





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[Bored&Stroked]

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Yo BURSONAW - thanks for sharing and you're giving me some ideas on my 32-34 situation. Once I get back to Ohio, I will be "testing" out some concepts and reporting back.