Guys, I recently lowered my F1 and the Tie rod is now hitting the oil pan. I was thinking about putting a p***enger car oil pan ('49-'53) on my truck which would solve my steering problem, but i don't know is, Are the oil pump pickup the same for the trucks and the p***enger car oil pickup's? Thanks for the help guys.
Three basic combos out there...Ford p***enger is center sump and uses a different pickup than truck. Merc and pickup are similar-but-different rear sumps that seem to differ a bit on the forward slope where the tie rod meets the tin. Merc and Pickup pickups are different...the Merc has added tin to complete the windage tray but I have never compared basic depth and location, which are at least pretty similar. I would say post your location and try to find some local nut like me who can line up pans for comparison. I don't know F1's in great detail, but tierod runs across in front of the rear sump. On Ford p***enger '49-51, tierod runs across a small shallow area at very back, right under the oil pump body, and pickup runs forward a bit to the center sump. It would only be helpful if your tie rod is way forward on pan and could meet that shallow spot in front of sump.
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