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4 1/2"

i had the same problem. had a friend weld a piece of 1/4" square bar to the end of the '37 shaft & cut threads on the end. it worked fine.

thanks for the replies. i get it now! was there any advantage to the earlier way?

maybe i'm dumb, but i don't understand how the spindle bearing can support the weight of the car when it's on top of the axle. can anyone explain please? thank you. ( been wondering about this for 40 yrs!)

Re: 1940 ford with 9" rear , wheel cylinder question in regards to brake line size. done this on a couple of cars (12"lockheeds on front, 11" bendix on back ) with 1/4 " lines ( just because that"s how henry did it ) & parts store adapters & it always worked fine. the only bender i had was a...

if that paint is factory, it would be enamel, i think.

shhhh. don't tell anyone, but i also have a '46 s.d. w/ chevy power train!

i no longer have it, but in the 80"s, i bought a n.o.s. 16" x 4" wheel with the slope from joe mac at ford obsolete. he told me that it had been sold over the ford parts counter post-war.

that wheel looks like it might be a cut down 16" center welded to a 15" outer. seen that done before, but never understood why, since 15" merc & pick-up wheels were easy to find!

i'm only 5'9"",but my '36 3-window seat was too close. i narrowed the package tray 4" & moved the tracks back the same. it was not hard to do. ( i only needed 3" but added a little more in case a taller person wanted to drive it! )

i have a '46 delivery & my wife & i just measured it. we get 197" long, 74" wide & 67" high. ( it's lowered about 3" ) it has bumper guards in front ,but none in back.

i think the pressure on the sidewall is the maximum pressure, not the recommended p.s.i. for any particular car. is this wrong?

if lockheed, long to the front!

v.h.t. has a cast iron exhaust paint that lasts a long time. (12 years on my flathead & is probably still there - i sold it 2 years ago.)

years ago, i bought a n.o.s. '40-'41 wheel (16"x4") with tapered drop center from joe mac (of ford obsolete). he told me it was a replacement sold over the ford parts counter after ww2. could be,huh?