Thread: 1946 Ford Coupe-

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It looks like you have an early steering stabilizer in the front.

Found out why it had skirts- the 9" Ford rear was installed about 1" to far to the rear-

Maybe I'll just run the skirts as well but it may be an easy fix-

My first thought at a glance was the same as Dave's about being a steering stablilizer, but if it brackets to the spring the same at both ends then it's probably a "helper" spring for the saggy original.........................hmmmmm, would that make it a "Bra Bar"?

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

My first thought at a glance was the same as Dave's about being a steering stablilizer, but if it brackets to the spring the same at both ends then it's probably a "helper" spring for the saggy original.........................hmmmmm, would that make it a "Bra Bar"?

I thought maybe it was a cheap way to help the spring as well- Bra-Bar is good one- wife got a hoot out of that-

Dig the car being an owner of a '46 cpe too.

I'd correct the rear install, update the front so the helper spring is not needed & lower to the ground. Then I'd drive the wheels off it this year.

Nice ride.

Enjoy.

REGS

OH thats so sweet ....really needs a nice tube chassis and some wheel tubs on air ride, come on the site could use another pro street 40's hot rod!

Brakes fixed- replaced wheel cylinders- not just the leaker- had a bear of a time getting the filler bolt out of the master cylinder- next project will be to change that to a dual master-

I checked center bolt on spring- OK- checked measurements side to side from crossmember to spring center bolt- within a 1/8 inch- so anyone have any ideas why one wheel is back in wheel opening 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch- not centered- wife followed me and says it is not dog tracking so now what should I check-

Originally Posted by 2bubbas

I checked center bolt on spring- OK- checked measurements side to side from cross member to spring center bolt- within a 1/8 inch- so anyone have any ideas why one wheel is back in wheel opening 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch- not centered- wife followed me and says it is not dog tracking so now what should I check-

Sometime in its 65 year life it could have had (1)a replacement fender or (2) been hit and the frame is trapezoidal or kinked or (3) the differential is bent or (4) spring mounts are installed back/forth in the wrong place.

If you can find a drive on lift, that along with a tape measure and a frame dimension drawing, spend an hour taking measurements.