As I said. I thought I got a model A axle ( for me I was pleased ) as I thoght first it get me ex 1-3” less wheelbase plus it ’sounded cool’. But once I got home I saw it was 1” more wheelbase than my 4” dropped 34 axle. Both axles was droped 4”. Then I realise it was not a model A axle, it was a old school dropped 34/36 axle. Se picture of the both axles I showed. The dimension from model A to the 33/34 is small but a model A has perch height bigger than 2”. In my world, I just love the old way to drop a axle so its ex 4” drop but the wheelbase become wider. Not as nice curve, but brutal hot-rod ! I must say, this 33/36 axle is just so nice, but can it compte to a polished/chromed 32/heavy = well thats what this THRED is about !
Dropped '33-'36 or even "A" axles have always looked more "hot rod" to me than dropped '32 axles. Exception of course would be an old dago '32 axle.
I saw this huge dropped 32/heavy axles before but did not like it, but now. I chanched my mind on that. A friend has a A-Ford with a old drop heavy. It migt not be nice but its ’hot rod’.
Well educate me on the term. Was a ‘32 axle actually heavier than its predecessors or future axles? Was it wider,,etc. Since it’s been said “all ‘32 axles…” why are they referred to as heavy?
If you look at the the flats where the perch pin go's, A 32 beam is slightly higher than the flat, and all other's are flush, or slightly lower. easy to see once you know what to look at. So, yeah the beam is a little taller too
Yes. At the very, very end of the 9 month Model 18 (and B) production run the 33 - 36 axle shape was being introduced and all subsequent service axles were of the 33-36 type. But the 32 axle itself is a one model only shape and is slightly fatter than those used before of after. Obviously from an functional point of view it is dimensionally the same as 33 -36 axles. To differentiate any 32 axles as the particlar heavy version as opposed to some mysterious standard version is completely wrong. The 32 axle is the 32 axle.
3W Hank, I’m not certain but I think that you a referring to “Track” which is the width between the centers of the tires. “Wheelbase” is the distance between the front and rear axles.
I would be interested to know how you could possibly “drop” an axle without bringing the king pins closer together (unless the axle is also somehow stretched at the same time).
My misstakes in words/meaning. I’mean track width ( not wheelbase ). The info I has the king pin CC is the same almost so the gain might be on same drop is that the A-Ford is not dropped std but the 32-36 are so ’maybe’ it can be a hair less track width. Someone told me before it was to be seen on the car, but that is wrong info.
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