Thread: My 32 Ford coupe rebuild

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Thank you everybody! Today I had some free time so I decided to pull the body off, pulled the motor and trans. Then I started to cut out the old floor. I am not sure what I want to do with the front suspension. Any suggestions? I want to do it right.

Originally Posted by Geo32coupe

Thank you everybody! Today I had some free time so I decided to pull the body off, pulled the motor and trans. Then I started to cut out the old floor. I am not sure what I want to do with the front suspension. Any suggestions? I want to do it right.

You pointed out that it was originally a 'race car' front suspension - if you want to keep the IFS, and on an open wheel car, and seldom IMO is the prettiest, I probably would look for tubular 'A' arms as a replacement. Order a Speedway and their AFCO race car catalogs and spend some time seeing what you can directly interchange dimensionally. With the same mount points, you can probably go wider if that's your choice. Nice chrome springs are in the AFCO catalog as well. Of course, you can spend some real buxs and cut that entire front end out and go with an after market version/system from someone like TCI or Heidt's. I would also sketch in some fenders - a chopped/channeled car with them looks really nice though with a frame like yours will take a great deal of work