Nick m Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 We have this car frame and I am not sure what it is for. The left grease cap is Chevy and the right one is ford and I believe the frame to be from something around the late 20’s and early 30’s. Anything will help even small details.The rear axle is disc brakes with a split case diff, not one with a cover. I could not find any design related to the leaf spring design. Leaf springs look the same all the way around design wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Chevrolet 490 Series 1916 -1922 used this spring setup, also 1923 Series B and 1924 series F 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick m Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 I see they do look similar. I kind of find it hard to believe that Chevrolets with the wood wheels would have had disc brakes back then but not impossible. I cannot find any good pictures online. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 8:50 AM, Nick m said: The rear axle is disc brakes with a split case diff, not one with a cover. Do you mean disc wheels? Chevrolet used a lot of disc wheels and that looks like one of them to me at the right. I think it is bolted on upside down. Chevrolet used split rear axle cases that looked about like that too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick m Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 I’ll take your word for it because I am no expert when it comes to these really old vehicles. The side missing a wheel does look like a disc brake but no brake assembly on the left side of the rear axle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg H. Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 It’s not a disk break, you’re looking at the backing plate to the drum break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick m Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 Makes sense since disc brakes back in 1920 didn’t seem right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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