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Another question. Not having seen a radiator installed in a 40 ford I need to ask this, are these the radiator mounts in the picture ?


Thanks again for the post replys.

Anybody have any good pictures of a 2 leaf rear suspension set up for a 40 truck ?

Originally Posted by Navy7797

Anybody have any good pictures of a 2 leaf rear suspension set up for a 40 truck ?

My '37 sedan has the same frame. Here are a few pics of it:

For many years I ran with early sixties Ford Galaxie springs and mounts. (they were 1.75" wide and don't remember the length). They rode fine but I wanted to go a little lower.

Picked up a set of 2.5" springs from a guy off craigslist. They came off his '40 chassis from SAC Hotrods and he decided to go with a mono leaf spring. They were new and cheap and made for a 35-40 chassis. Then I bought a Chassis Engineering mounting kit that mounts the rear shackle thru the frame and sway bar to attach my '57 Ford 9".

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Originally Posted by randyr

My '37 sedan has the same frame. Here are a few pics of it:

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HMmmm.. So you really do have a 37! And pics to prove it! WOW!

Thanks randyr for your post.

Whats your thoughts on my leaf spring idea ?
I want to weld a sleeve through the boxed frame to support the Rear spring shackle. Should I use Rubber or Bronze bushings for this location, the spring will use a rubber bushing.


How much space should be between the spring and frame? want to keep it a close as possible to keep the frame height down.

Please give me your thoughts, thanks

Originally Posted by Navy7797

Another question. Not having seen a radiator installed in a 40 ford I need to ask this, are these the radiator mounts in the picture ?
Thanks again for the post replys.

Not a '40 guy, but from the Early Ford Barn 1940 Radiator mount dimensions - The Ford Barn ; and the pictures here - Google Image Result for https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/r270/226711_611726279009_76753580_n.jpg those are indeed your radiator mounts, but someone hogged that one out a bit.

Thanks RSPEARS, they match with what I have on my frame.