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Old 04-11-2017, 06:01 PM
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Hey folks, I,m trying to find the length for my shock links on my 47, looks like it should be 5" ctr to ctr , but don't know for sure. thanks
 
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Are we talking the front shocks or rear shocks?
 
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Old 04-12-2017, 05:48 AM
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Sorry, I should have clarified, front is my question. the rears are kinda like a shackle, probably should replace them with regular shocks but I'd like to keep it as original as possible.
Just getting started on it again for this year, weather finally got good enough, my shops not heated I'll probably ask a lot of questions this year, after I get my frame cleaned and painted I'll start re assembly
truck is same age as me, it'll probably look better than me when it's done.
 
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Here is the front:

 
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Here is the front:

Thanks for the pictures, mine were missing on the front, now if I can find them on the market I"ll be set
 
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I ended up using the ones for the car frame. No one that I could find at the time had the really odd ones that were on my front end. The top link is the original.

 
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The original one in newold46's picture are the same that my '46 had.
I'm curious, is the one in tacoma's an original? If so, maybe different plants used different ones, or maybe they switched to one or the other depending on supply.
 
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Originally Posted by 46fordtruck
The original one in newold46's picture are the same that my '46 had.
I'm curious, is the one in tacoma's an original? If so, maybe different plants used different ones, or maybe they switched to one or the other depending on supply.
You may have something on the different plant,but a friend said he had seen another design that was stamped with ford script so may be a lot of different suppliers. looks like about 5" centers now I'm trying to find a pair
 
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