How long is a front 1932 ford main leaf ? I thought I had one but seems not to be in the ballpark for linning up with my drop axle , the spring I have is center eye to center eye about 33'' ish long ? any help would be great
A repo '32 spring is 31" long but they do seem a little short and hard to install. It appears it MIGHT be a flat '32 spring. If you put the spring pack back togeather , my guess is it will be about 32" or 31 3/4 as Tommys is. you wont need to disassemble the front spring pack to install it (if you have the right spring). from the big picture of the axle I'd say its not a '32 axle. Perch bolt centers are only 36.5" on a '32 axle.
Stock Model A through 1934 Ford front springs measured 31 1/2 inches eye to eye with the spring pack assembled. It looks as if you do have a stock main leaf. Edit... After looking at your photos, it appears the you have an aftermarket spring. A stock Ford (A -1934) axle with 36.5" perch centers require a spring that measures 31 1/2" eye to eye. An aftermarket axle that measures 36" perch centers (Superbell, Magnum) require a spring that measures 31" eye to eye. Todd POSIES, Inc.
The axle looks to be later looking at the drop .. What is he distance from perch pin hole to perch pin hole??
Lets try this: What car are you puting the axle under? center of hole to center of hole: '32 axle is 35" perch pin to perch pin. 2" clevis span. king pin to king pin 47". 41" perch to perch axle sounds like'42 and up 2 1/2" clevis span.
I also have this and thought this was 42 well thats what i was told ? this one comes up shorter perch to perch then the dropped axle
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