48 ford rear shock mounts

[46fatford]

I am rebuilding my 46 ford coupe and would like to know what the stock 48 ford upper rear shock mounts looked like and how they attached. My car has a really old tube shock conversion kit on it currently, but 1 of the rear upper mounts is severely bent and corroded. Also I would like to know where and how to attach the lower radiator shroud on the front of the car. I bought 1 at a swap meet, but am unsure exactly where it goes and how it attaches. any help or pictures are appreciated.
thank you,
Matt

 

[Vic Piano]

I can’t help you with the shocks as our ’47 convertible has knee action shocks however; here are a few photos of the radiator pan from underneath the car. Hope they help. Vic

 

[russcc]

Both Monroe and Houdaille made tube shock conversions kits for the rear of '41 to '48 Fords. Monroe's kit # 13026. Houdaille's kit # 136. Both mfgs upper shock mount looks the same. The Houdaille kit #136 shows, in the order of assembly, front to rear, on the crossmember, #E-217 nut, #E-214 lockwasher, #D-1830 clamp, #A-14456 bracket assembly and
#E-265 bolt. The bracket has the upper shock mounting stud on it. In a nut shell, the bracket clamped onto the crossmember to provide an upper shock mount. I have and old Monroe & Houdaille illustration that one the Fordbarners posted.

 

[Old Henry]

Here's how my stock '47 rear shocks are connected onto the frame at the top. It's just a bolt sticking out of the frame.

 

[Dick]

Here's a picture of the rear shock mount bolt. It is built so it won't crush the cross member when pulled tight. Otherwise pretty simple design.

 

[1oldtimer]

some other posts that have pics or links to pics.
http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42338

 

[Chris Nelson]

Vic has shown you the front pan that is in front of the radiator. I'm not sure if that is what you are interested in or if it is the one that goes behind the radiator. There is a shroud that fits at the bottom of the radiator and extends back about 4 or 5 inches. I have one that I was going to throw away since I have no need for it.
In regards to the shocks, I believe the standard stock shocks on the rear were knee action until 1949. In 1948, Henry did put tube shocks on the front of some of the cars. I think it was the "Changeover" time to the tube shocks that were on all the 49 & up cars. There were kits made to put tube shocks on the rear, but I think it was not stock. Others may chime in and correct me.

 

[Old Henry]

Vic has shown you the front pan that is in front of the radiator. I'm not sure if that is what you are interested in or if it is the one that goes behind the radiator. There is a shroud that fits at the bottom of the radiator and extends back about 4 or 5 inches. I have one that I was going to throw away since I have no need for it.
In regards to the shocks, I believe the standard stock shocks on the rear were knee action until 1949. In 1948, Henry did put tube shocks on the front of some of the cars. I think it was the "Changeover" time to the tube shocks that were on all the 49 & up cars. There were kits made to put tube shocks on the rear, but I think it was not stock. Others may chime in and correct me.

This is the illustration of the rear shocks for the 1947-48 from the Ford parts book. In the parts listings there are no rear knee shocks listed for 47-48, only direct acting shocks.

 

[46fordnut]

i found the whole kit for what you want to do . if i remember right joes antique auto supplier has them in stock. i think for front and back not sure.

 

[Old Henry]

i found the whole kit for what you want to do . if i remember right joes antique auto supplier has them in stock. i think for front and back not sure.

Here's the kit for $200.00: http://wickedepubs.com/epubs/JoesCatalog/#/16/

 

[1oldtimer]

I know this is an old post but I have some new pics and some more info. The pics are from a frame I took some parts off of (looks like an early 40's frame) and it shows front and rear tube shock mounts (stock '48 set-up). There is a hole on my '47 on the crossmember for the stud on the rear and it looks as if ford make the '48 front set-up fit 46-47 also. I had knee action shocks on the front, after I removed them there was a 3rd hole underneath and all 3 had floating captured nuts inside the frame. The stock '48 upper shock mount bolted right up to the 3 holes. Only thing I had to do was to drill a hole through the axle for the lower shock stud (which I found them from another barner). Only real thing I can add would be to use soft shocks like monroe matics, I had kyb gas adjusts on the rear and they're WAAYY to stiff. The matics ride real nice and the rear kybs also fit my '54 panel rear, so I didn't lose out .

These pictures are a mix of front and rear shock kits and parts (and not of my car).

The stud in the picture (two studs by themselves) is for the front lower, that goes through the axle. I didn't take a picture of the rear stud when it was out, but it's basically a long stud just like the parts book picture.

 

[1oldtimer]

Here's my front set-up, before and after. The hard part was drilling the axle on the car, because I'm lazy .

 

[dullchrome]

Looks good Dan ! ! !

 

[46fatford]

My lower mounts originally installed on the axle perches where the original knee action shocks attached. Can you still get the tapered bolts to attach the shocks to these perches? If not I might just open them up and use the universal shock studs I got from speedway motors instead.
Matt