1931 ford coupe . can not get the shackles to line up . one side is laying against the spindle .... other side is inside (almost on axle) . im trying to get a little travel up front . im stuck because im not sure how to fix this ............ any thoughts appreciated thanks .. steve
The Model A front spring shackle shouldn’t be laying against the spindle. They shouldn’t be near the spindle. The end to which the spring attaches should be towards the center of the car. Like 28phonebooth said, pictures would help.
Aftermarket axle? A lot are made shorter so the disk brake set ups did not move the tires out too far.
It sounds like maybe your spring needs resetting or you have an old axle with a different perch hole spacing and hence either your sproing or axle are not compatible with each other. It happens... Then you have to know if your spring eyes have been reversed or the shackles are stock or something else???
check your spring is 29.25'' long and 1.75'' wide 1929-1934 IF its 39.5'' long and 2'' wide then its for spring in front 35-40 what you need to do its go to the sids axle website and learn the perch widths and king pin distances only then can you cross reference them against 4'' dropped axles that are aftermarket or modified originals IF the spring is ANY different from the above, either 31 ish o2 33 ish, its aftermarket you have to learn perch distances
There are so many ways to get in trouble with what you're trying to do. Without photos and numbers, it's tough to try and advise how to fix it. Sounds like your parts combo isn't a good one.
yes im finding out ........ i have expensive parts that do not fit .............. but joe fixed me up
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