1942-48 Fits Ford Car Rear Parallel Leaf Spring Conversion Kit
1942-48 Ford Car Rear Parallel Leaf Spring Conversion Kit. Complete rear suspension kit with all brackets and shocks for easy installation. Kit uses Speedway Motors' Super Glide® reverse eye leaf springs.
Modern AFCO Street Rod gas-charged shocks provide a stable, controlled ride. All brackets formed from 7 gauge steel plate for strength. Designed to fit popular 3-inch diameter axle tubes, like the Ford 9-inch. Leaf spring perches require welding and are designed to fit 3-inch axle tubes.
Gas charged shocks and shock brackets are bolt on with included hardware. 2-1/2-inch wide parallel leaf spring design with four leaves and reverse spring eye. Compliments aftermarket front suspension kits such as Mustang II systems. Spring shackles, U-bolts, and grade 8 mounting hardware included for installation. The classic lines of Ford's "Fat Fender" era have enthusiasts clamoring to build one still to this day over eight decades later. We know that there are numerous options when building one of these classic Ford cars.
Chassis and suspension, brakes, driveline, and more are all decisions that need to be made where all the parts play nicely with each other and fit into your budget and build schedule. No one wants to go into a build without a solid plan, because that's when project cars tend to languish, budgets go out the window, and interest is lost. One critical area of your build is going to be suspension, as the original suspension is quite lacking as far as suspensions go today. Both the front and rear suspensions are solid axle with a transverse leaf spring suspension. The transverse Ford leaf spring pack is rudimentary at best and the ride of an ox cart by today's suspension options that are available.
Upgrading not only improves the ride quality but will eliminate many project headaches by ditching the original banjo-style rear end with torque tube. Being able to upgrade to a more commonly used axle housing, such as the venerable Shop 42-48 Ford 9-inch Rear Axle Housings, with a traditional driveshaft coupling, and drum or disc brakes will make your build that much safer, stronger, and more enjoyable on the road.
Our bolt-in parallel leaf spring rear suspension kit not only vastly improves ride quality of your fat fendered Ford but opens the door to all manner of rear axle, driveline, and brake upgrades. Our nearly 100 percent bolt-in rear Ford suspension kit for your'42-'48 Ford maintains the stock ride height in the rear, which is often desired on "Fat Fender Fords" to provide a mild rake profile when using a lowered front suspension.
We also offer front frame 42-48 Ford Car Frame Front Boxing Plates that will help strengthen the frame as well. Improved Ride with Parallel Leaf Springs and Gas Charged Tube Shocks. We know there are a lot of options when it comes to rear Ford suspension systems for the'42-'48 Ford. Various four-link setups, air springs, coilover conversions, and more. Most tout the fact that they ride better than a leaf spring setup.
The factory transverse leaf spring rear suspension not only takes up a lot of room, but the original friction-style shocks are century old technology that hurt ride quality more than they help it these days. Moving to a parallel leaf spring setup provides for more clearance to fit exhaust systems and modern rear axle assemblies. The Super Glide leaf springs in our kit feature four leaves in the spring pack and are standard 2-1/2-inch wide leaves in a bare steel finish. Eye to eye they measure 47-1/2 inches in length, with a standard/reverse eye design.
The front eyes are bushed while the rear eyes use the included shackle kit's bushings. The gas charged shocks are designed to complement the spring rate for a significant improvement in ride quality. Designed For 3-Inch Axle Tubes to Support Popular 9-inch Axle Swaps.
Many builders opt for Ford's venerable for its strength and vast aftermarket support of gear ratio, differential, and brake options. Knowing this, we provide compatible leaf spring mounts designed for the Ford 9-inch axle tube diameter of 3-inch OD. These pieces do require welding to your axle housing; however, the remaining leaf spring hanger/shackle brackets are bolt-in upgrades once you drill out the factory rivets and remove the original cast iron leaf spring mounts.
These brackets are all made from 7-gauge steel (3/16-inch thick), while the leaf spring mounts are 10-gauge (1/8-inch thick) pieces. Also included are our zinc plated universal lower leaf spring mounting plates and zinc plated U-bolts to assemble the leaf springs to your axle housing. These 3/8-inch thick plates also pull double duty as the lower shock mounts, minimizing the welding required on your axle housing and providing maximum clearance for your exhaust system. A pair of weld-on leaf spring pads for your choice of rear axle with 3-inch tubes are provided, as are all necessary shock mounting hardware and upper shock mount brackets. You will need to confirm pinion angle and axle centering to tack weld the leaf spring pads to your axle tubes, which then the leaf spring pads can be fully welded with the axle removed from the car. Rear Leaf Spring Bushings Included. Related Items / Suggested Parts. 1941-48 Ford Car IFS Crossmember, Mustang II Front Suspension.
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