SS Lancer
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Greetings - does above model car have coil spring or straight axle front end ???
Thank you Chris
Thank you Chris
1949 Plymouth [SEDAN]
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If it’s like my 47 it has coil springs and is an IFS
vntned
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Coils starting in ‘39 or ‘40.
I currently own a ‘41 Plymouth, and have owned a ‘50, ‘51 and ‘53. All have the same coil front suspension.
I currently own a ‘41 Plymouth, and have owned a ‘50, ‘51 and ‘53. All have the same coil front suspension.
SS Lancer
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Thank you
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Thank you
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That 41 is Awesome
vntned
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Thanks! I just picked it up in a trade deal. Always wanted a pre-war Mopar to go with my buddies ‘40 Dodge…
SS Lancer
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Very nice indeed !!
I know where a very solid 49 sedan is for $1,000 minus motor and trans might get it and start on it next year after retirement for street car project [Rough] Rod but fun reliable
400 hp [LA-360] .
P15-d24.com has some good info
IFS started in mid 34.
SS Lancer
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10-4 thank u
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Worthy of putting on the road
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I have most driveline parts to make a runner out of it
I need a trans brake and a Wilson Nos kit those are essential's for any [FUN] street / strip heap.
I need a trans brake and a Wilson Nos kit those are essential's for any [FUN] street / strip heap.
The good thing about the early Mopar coil springs is that you don't have to compress them to remove them. Just unbolt the lower control arms from the crossmember and the springs just drop out. (Don't try that with a Studebaker.)
Couple bad things about the early Dodge and Plymouth coil spring setups.
1. There is no center link, just one short and one long tie rod. So the geometry isn't super great. (Starting in 55, V8's got a center link and two equal length tie rods. Sixes kept the old short/long setup. And of course they went to torsion bars in 57, with a center link and equal length tie rods for all.)
2. The shock absorbers connect the upper and lower control arms instead of hooking to the lower control arms at bottom and the chassis at top. So the shocks aren't very efficient. (This set up was modernized I believe in 1955.)
Couple bad things about the early Dodge and Plymouth coil spring setups.
1. There is no center link, just one short and one long tie rod. So the geometry isn't super great. (Starting in 55, V8's got a center link and two equal length tie rods. Sixes kept the old short/long setup. And of course they went to torsion bars in 57, with a center link and equal length tie rods for all.)
2. The shock absorbers connect the upper and lower control arms instead of hooking to the lower control arms at bottom and the chassis at top. So the shocks aren't very efficient. (This set up was modernized I believe in 1955.)
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