50 ford demensions

hey out there quick question can some one with a 49 50 51 ford please measure the distance between the front and rear wheels(track width) I'm tryin to figure out some front suspension issues. thanks

 

Edited due to double post....

 

Distance between front and rear wheel centers is wheelbase.

About 115" or so as I remember . . . it's been a while since my last shoebox.

Tread width - or track width if you want to call it that - is 56" center to center of each rear tire.

That does not translate to rear axle width which is measured outer drum to outer drum.

 

I measured from front center wheel to rear center wheel and got 113.5" on my 51.

 

This just in from http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1949/specs.html

 

... and -- yeah -- the dimensions for any shoebox from 1949 through 1951 are gonna be the same (except maybe Roy Dunn's)

 

... and yeah -- I meant Ron.

 

Interesting read on the 49 spec sheet.

Couple of critiques - and it may be a 49 year deal - the station wagon rear axles are Spicers and sturdier than the regular passenger car rear axle.
They are a bolt-in with the same tread width as the passenger cars and I believe the driveshaft length is not affected.
(We used em for engine swaps in coupes and sedans and we usually had to make a driveshaft to connect to the Cad-Lasalle or Ford Interceptor OD trans' we used.)

Tread width is the same from 50 to 54 for either the passenger or wagon rear axles so there's no problems with wheel fit if the wheel/tire combo was originally on the car.
I'm fairly sure 49's would be the same.

Front brakes on the 52 up wagons were 11" and were a bolt-in whether you used just the drum and backing plates or you got the spindle and all the rest out to the end.
In other words, pull the original 10" spindle/drum combination of parts and replace with the 11" spindle/drum combination.
A set of hard linings - we liked Velevetouch - and you had a set of pretty good brakes.

Use the 10" brakes up front & 11" brakes out back and you'd find yourself switching ends during a high speed emergency stop.
11" brakes front and rear were well balanced and handling during a hard stop was much improved.
Pic is of my third to the last Shoebox.
Circa 1958 or so.
One sedan and about 4-5 coupes depending on how you count.

 

thanks for all the replys I wasn't talkin about wheel base but thank you for that also ( I should not drink and type) Thanx hambers you have come through for me again

 

best thing to do is buy a factory shop manual--the "green bible"--it'll show you dimensions and lots of other things you need to know.