Technical Anyone know what front suspension

Spent last 2 hours searching google, which is fucking useless now. what am I looking at?

 

Ford twin I beam F150. I don’t know the years used. 80’s?

 

that's one axle, not two...and the Fords used coil springs...

beats me, that's a neat mystery!

 

I stand corrected. I have seen those links somewhere.

 

Control arms looked familiar to me as well but I can’t find them quite like this, car is 2 door sedan round back with paired rear window and suicide doors. Has a 3 line belt line reveal, swept front fenders

 

Leading arms, with semi elliptic springs.
Never seen that combo. Gotta be prewar.

 

New style drum brakes. Newer than 1955 my guess.

 

there were a few cars using "Bendix" brakes in the late 30s. I think the oldest I worked on was the 40 La Salle. But cars with brakes that good usually had independent suspension. The tube shocks are kind of modern, too.

We'll figure it out eventually.

pictures of exterior parts of the car can also help ID it

 

Can't help nail it down, but agree that the parallel leaf with leading arms and a raised frame rail, along with the trans cross member hanging down that much fits late 20s to mid 30s and BIG.
Not a Stutz
https://classicmoto.rs/auto/stutz-le-mans-race-car-1929-nnv9lQ.html
Didn't find a Caddy that was close either.

Same with Duesenberg
https://automobilemuseum.org/about/news/1926-duesenberg-chassis-ddonated-to-museum

 

Jim, you may be on to something with a later truck.
This isn't it, but closer. That trans drops down below the chassis and the frame goes up over the front axle.
https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/when-diamond-t-built-a-station-wagon/

 

Will have to go back and get better pics of the carcass, posted this in sitting and rotting a while back, seem to have deleated them from my phone. I just assumed this was an early ford, didn’t really look too close as it’s on its roof, wadded up and pretty well rotted. Only reason for my renewed interest is the Nash I recently acquired has no suspension.

 

The added complexity of the leading arms, suggests that this wasn't a low end vehicle.

 

1936 Hudson?

 

Looks like it to me.

 

Even has the same tires

 

Nailed it.

 

That is a pretty interesting set up. the axle rode on bushings on the leaf springs.
http://hudsonterraplane.com/tech/1936/1936Hudson-TerraplanePartsBook.pdf

 

Very interesting. That axle appears to be able to twist in the spring mounts. An i-beam front axle with split wishbones! From the factory! Now that's an idea ahead of the times...

 

The line drawing @Mr48chev posted sure has a different axle notably the center part, but sure backs up @Oneball .

 

You know, with the split bones I wonder if the springs have shackles on both ends so they won't bind up the suspension.

 

Any plans to use it for your Nash project? Definitely a unique setup, looks like it has some interesting potential.

 

I’d drag it home just because it’s cool! But I have a problem.

 

Yes, both ends of the springs are shackled. The radius rods(arms) hold the axle in place and everything else floats. Must have rode pretty good!
Hudson used variations of this setup for several years in the 30's. I have a '35 Hudson axle(very similar) under my '34 Plymouth

 

Those Hudson's drove nice. Wasn't the Hudson steering box from that era a desired box for early Ford hot rods back in the day?

Here is a link about those boxes
looking for 37 Hudson steering box info | The H.A.M.B. (jalopyjournal.com)

 

That wants to become a diy Railton:

 

Going to give it a good try for sure, spent a couple hours soaking things down and loosened up any nuts that would move

 

ooh yeah, it’ll be coming home for sure, along with the box and master cylinder. And probably anything else I can get off I have potential problem as well but I have to abide by limitations

 

I’d be very interested to see pics of your install

 

I have way to much room…