The FREE T Bucket plans

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+I just put 1/4 elipticals (kind of ) on My 1922 T speedster I needed to lower the rear and didn't want to Z the frame since this car was an authentic old Racer. The springs were free from a swap meet at the end of the day and the guy didn't . know what they came off. I think they were probably overloads for  a pickup. they are S shapee, and look like half of a stock T or A rear spring. I used some 4 X 4 angle iron for an L shaped bracket and added gussets for strength. I drilled holes in the frame to mount them to the outside of the frame rails, I have a Moore rear mounted drive line aux trans that uses the modified torque tube and modified rear stock radius rods. With this set up I used the shackels that came with the springs and made new brackets that I welded to hang under  the rear axle housing. The first time out was last year's local 4 th of July parade and there was a lot of rear side sway motion on rough spots in the road or the railroad tracks so I have since added a panhard bar. I have seen a few 1/4 elepticals on the front of T buckets that looked good.  There is limited space at the rear of a t body, some of the T lakesters rear 1/4 elepticals look good and fit well in the chassis.
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