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Who makes a triangular rear kit for an "a" frame with an added "x" member kit? Will a '32 kit be sufficiant?

Originally Posted by SUPERDELUXE

It might look good "a mile high"

And a lot better than "tail draggers", coon tails, mud flaps, and super wide whites. That crap, for all practical purposes, went out in the late 50's.

Originally Posted by SUPERDELUXE

Who makes a triangular rear kit for an "a" frame with an added "x" member kit? Will a '32 kit be sufficiant?

Pete & Jakes is one - Pete and Jake's Hot Rod Parts
Speedway Motors is another - Triangulated 4-Bar Rear Supsension Assembly Kit for Model A Frame - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop
Summit lists a bunch of universals - http://www.summitracing.com/search?k...rder=Ascending

Are you running fenders on this '26 Coupe?

Checked speedway, but all i see are the '32 kits and the '33 '34 kits. Maybe their online catalog offers an "a" kit. I've got the rear fenders loosely bolted on and they look pretty good. Considering running the original splash aprons with modified\reshaped running boards. The chrysler 392 is already bolted to a g.m. Bellhousing via an adaptor plate,and the richmond t-10 is attached. At the moment, there is no radiator on the frame , but the engine\trans are in for mock up purposes. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR 2 CENTS !

Originally Posted by SUPERDELUXE

Checked speedway, but all i see are the '32 kits and the '33 '34 kits. Maybe their online catalog offers an "a" kit.

Did you click the link on Speedway?? It's titled "Triangulated 4-Bar....FOR A MODEL A FRAME" I think I'd want to do some AutoCadd work to see how the "stretched" look is going to work with a full fendered T. Just my $0.02.

The speedway kit is for "their" model a frame with '32 rails and a tubular "x" member. I'm using henry's frame and a dagel's c-channel type "x" member. Summitt's chassis engineering ladder bar kit looks interesting. I will definatly do some photoshopping and schetches of the car with stretched fender aprons and running boards before i make a hasty decision. I have two sets of aprons and running boards if i go this route. I'm leaning towards the ford spare tire cover front fender idea. I've got a few of them laying around. I like hot rods in all flavors and say "to each his own" but i don't want to build a cookie cutter car.

Buggy springs front and rear are not exactly known to produce a good handling, nice riding car.....Raising the ride height will also raise the center of gravity on the car and adversely effect the roll center and instant center which will only compound the inherent poor handling of solid axles and buggy springs. Not wanting to build a cookie cutter car is fine, I'm guilty of the same thing.....Remember though that their are a lot of engineering opportunities to deal with in order to have a car that will go comfortably and safely down the road......