Technical Bones ? for a 32 ford

Starting to put together a front end for my 5 window. Looking for a bonneville style look.

I'm using 32 Heavy axle
32 Spring
32 spindles.
Juice brakes

What bones should I use 32 33-34 or 35-36 or ????

Previously used aftermarket parts so I have no clue.

 

Note: 32-36 axle has 2" axle bosses.

33-34 would be ideal if your gonna split them. They're longer.

 

How about the ready mades with the cool holes? They look great. Think they may be in the Speedway catalog... They weren't available (as far as I know) when we were building our 32 but I probably would have used them...

 

They are hollow at the lightening holes you know & I find them kind of $250 too much.

 

The 1932 wishbone is longer .

If you are not using a stock K member and are going to split the bones,
I would use the 36 bones as they are more common. But we really don't know
what you are building so lets see it.

 

If money was no object, I'd buy them.

But I dont think they come in 2" axle boss, just 2-1/4"?????

 

1936 & up have the spring connected to the wishbone, in front of the axle, not on top like 1934 & down.

36 & up, you have to cut the ends off the axle connection of a 32-34 (2"axle boss) & weld them to the longer 36 & up split wishbones. Commonly done.

 

use the 32 bones. They're a couple of inches longer.

 

There's misinformation so far as to wishbone boss and styles here.....

The '35 and later wishbone is setup for a spring in front configuration. You can cut the hanger off, and grind it clean....but the upper part of the fork is still heavy looking

The best setup is either a '32 wishbone (more money) or the '33-34 wishbone. Both look pretty much identical for the exception that the '32 wishbone is around 1 1/2" - 2" longer. If you're splitting the wishbone, I'd go with a '33-34 since they're cheaper.

 

Yep. Yep, and yep.

 

Pretty much any early ford wishbone is long enough to do the job of locating the axle without causing suspension bind in any noticeable ammount. So being that you're using a 32 axle, you'll want to find a 32-36 wishbone to use with it. They all share the 2" axle boss size. A 35-36 wishbone will allow you to run the tie rod under the bone as the tube is higher in relation to the axle (you'll have to drop the spindle steering arms less to get the tie rod to clear the wishbone). As stated above, the forging is kinda beefy looking compared to the earlier ones. If you're gonna use 32-34 wishbone, run the tie rod over the bones. Dropping the steering arms enough to run it below shortens them up enough to cause handling/steering issues in some cases.

 

He's building a Bonneville style '32 5-window coupe.

Why not use '32 split bones?

 

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Are you talking about the Doane Spencer look?

 

Here is a pic of a 33-34 wishbone bottom, and a later 35-41. The one pictred is a 37 and later with the 2 1/4" perch mount, the 35-36 look the same, they just have a 2" perch mount. As thunderbird mentioned above, the top part of the perch is beefy looking, it can be run as is or milled down and the tapered cup machined deeper. Here are two pics of a later wishbone with the top machined down, looks good too. Also if you notice, the tubes are paralell and the perches have the same degree lay back even though they are different years/styles.

On a side note the later wishbones with the 2 1/4" perch can be used on the 32-36 axles with 2" perch by running an 1/8" spacer/washer on top and bottom.

 

'32 and '33-'34 wishbones have a unique "slab-sided" appearance, while trimmed '35-'36 wishbones would work and have some advantages, the '32-'34 wishbones are the only ones that will look correct. There again, many people would not notice the discrepancy.

 

We're talking about building a HOT ROD here, not an AACA restoration... I don't think the term "correct" really applies. That is, unless you're one of those "deuce snobs" I keep hearing about...

 

Well said Andy....

 

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" Deuce snobs. " Exactly what's that supposed to mean? Your Ideology surprises me.

 

Well, that sure didn't take long...


Relax pal, it's a joke... See the little winking smiley face after my post? Yea, almost as funny as telling a guy the only "correct" split bones he should use on his highly modified '32 project are the same year as the car.

Now, lets stop mucking up Paul's thread with this horseshit...

 

You are probably right, I took the original poster's question to be more about the appearance (look) rather than about function.

 

Gotcha, personally speaking, I do prefer the look of the earlier bones , but only slightly. I used a pair of trashed '37 split bones on my '34, but only because I bought them at a yard sale for $20... Besides, it's pretty hard to see what year they are at 80mph.

 

I like the 35/36 with the spring hanger cut off and detailed.

 

Here is the project. Yes I am looking for the right look but also what will work the best. Looking for an alternative to 32 bones because of the price of them.

I'm listening to ALL the opinions. Thanks guys................

 

Here are pics of a model A and 33-34 wishbones The model A measures 33 1/2" from the center of the bottom clevis hole to the weld at the yoke, and the 33-34 measures 40" at the same place. The 32 is one year only and is 2" longer measuring at the same location. The 32-34 have 2" clevises and the model A has 2 1/4". Model A bones have approx. 1 1/2 degrees caster sitting flat on the bench and the 32-34 are aprox 9 degrees. The 32-34 have a distinct look as mentioned earlier in the thread, looking at the clevises you can see the differance in shape and caster. Also the 32-34 yoke is flat across and the A bones have an arc.

 

Thanks Harv..

 

There it is. Numbers & Pictures.

Disregard MATACONCEPTS, He does know***** about 32-34 wishbone length.

 

I have split original Ford '32 bones with bungs and hangers, complete ready to go. Let me know if you want to purchase some.

 

What are you asking for a set of your 32 bones?

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Gone................

 

32 spindels, axle,and bones. why not its a 32. mine has 40 brakes