Projects Henry J drivetrain on a budget

You will find FORD cast on the upper cross shafts

 

Dang auto correct.
Just wondering if the OP has driven the car.

 

i think that's the setup from a pacer. don't think you can get 'em anymore.

 

Common product, available new. Pacer, matador, Concord, Hornet. AMC was an amazingly thrifty company.

 

1952 1953 Ford Customline Crestline front stock steering spindles on Ebay.
Those are what is on the Henry J?

 

Never had two in hand to compare but the front end IS DEFINATELY built by Ford

 

How did you get "Ford Ranger" out of my comment ???

Holy **** ! an early bronco (66-77) has about as much in common with a 98 Ranger as salt and sugar does.

You need to stop waiting on someone else to give you an answer and start doing your own digging. If you want to keep your original Henry J parts then go to the Kaiser Frazier groups where people know these cars inside and out, they know what works and what doesn't.
If you want to alter what's stock then go to a hot rod forum and listen to people that have actually did modifications and worked on the actual car, not people that read something on the internet and act like they know everything about the car in question.
You're not going to find parts that just unbolt and bolt on like some popular car that they make kits for, you're going to need to cut, weld and figure stuff out.
In my build thread, that I gave you the link to in your other thread, I listed what I used and how I did it. The car ran mid 120's in the quarter and stopped fine, so it was proven to work, I'm not saying it's the only route to go but it's a good lead to read. Compare that with someone else (or 2-3 others) that actually had a working system and see what will work best for you.

 

Sounds very similar to the brakes on my '52 Nash Rambler, which had a small Dana rearend.

Be careful if you choose AMC stuff. Disc and drum front spindles are different, and the trunnion style front suspension isn't exactly something, well, anyone, would chose as an upgrade. Later AMC front brakes (early '80s+) is a bit easier to source, but unless you are already working with an AMC suspension up front, I would suggest something else. AMC rearends, with the bolt on rear drum are not particularly user friendly, either, though not impossible to work with. Most people just don't have a desire to set rear axle end play every time the axle need to be removed.