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Dear Welder Series… rear shock mounts?

Dear Welder Series…
Mr.Paul Horton.
Found you on the HAMB O’Dex. I have a 1952 Buick Special Lead Sled project. I am at the point where I am in need of rear shock brackets. I have a Ford 9″ rear end installed on a custom 2-link set -up. The fabricator basically fell of the face of the earth before he finished the job. I need upper and lower shock brackets and maybe an upper shock mounting bar. Does this sound like something you can help me with….? What kind of information/measurements do you need from me to get this figured out…..? Please advise…..

thank you, Russell

Dear Russel…
Russ, we have lower shock mounts, http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/rear-shock-mount-lower/ , that would weld to your 9″ Ford rear end. For the upper shock mounts, how about our crossmember, http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/rear-crossmember-kit/ ? This crossmember is available with either 7/16″ or 5/8″ sleeves. Choose the size that will work with the shocks you get. The crossmember tube is 46″ long. Check the width of your frame to be sure this is long enough.

Thanks for looking at Welder Series parts.

Paul Horton

November 30th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: dear welder series, Rear Suspension | One comment

New Product: Rear Crossmember Kit for Coil-Overs

Crossmember kit to mount the top of coil-overs or ShockWaves in any frame that is 46″ or less between the frame rails. The 1-1/2″ square tube is 46″ long and will have to be cut to fit between the frame boxing plates. Anti-crush tubes are 1″ diameter, 2″ long for a 5/8″ bolt. Grade 5 bolts, 4-1/2″ long with washers and nuts are included.  Click on the picture to visit our web store.

October 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: New Products | Leave a comment

What do you mean, “modify the rails”?

We have had quite a few questions about installing our Mustang II kit in cars that don’t lend themselves well to a conversion. Sometimes “modifying the frame rails” is necessary. What exactly do we mean by that?

I thought I’d put together some pictures that show a few frames that have been modified to accept a Mustang II crossmember. If you have any questions about your frame or any of our parts, please email or call toll-free: 1-888-648-2150.

This Oldsmobile frame has been bottlenecked to accept our Mustang II crossmember.

This Oldsmobile frame has been bottlenecked to accept our Mustang II crossmember.

The '57 Oldsmobile has received a similar treatment, but the builder used larger diameter tubing straight forward from the firewall.

The '57 Oldsmobile has received a similar treatment, but the builder used larger diameter tubing straight forward from the firewall.

You can see the spring clearance notch in the frame rail in this picture of the finished '57 Olds.

You can see the spring clearance notch in the frame rail in this picture of the finished '57 Olds.

Here is a Welder Series Mustang II in a 1978 Volvo. Extra material was 'wrapped' around the existing front rails of the unibody car.

Here is a Welder Series Mustang II in a 1978 Volvo. Extra material was 'wrapped' around the existing front rails of the unibody car.

A '57 Ford frame has the springs mounted inside the frame rails.

A '57 Ford frame has the springs mounted inside the frame rails.

The '57 has been cleaned up and 2x4 tubing was used to mount our MII.

The '57 has been cleaned up and 2x4 tubing was used to mount our MII.

If you’ve put our Mustang II kit in something “weird”, please send us some pictures!

February 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Mustang II Installed Pics, Tech | 4 comments

Trimming the frame for a MII

Here’s a great example of what it takes to install a Mustang II crossmember in frames where the rails are too high, too thick, or just not nice to work with.  Lloyd (who has a lot of history with us – you’ll see his picture in many of the Horton History blogs) did a really clean job on this install.  You can see that if he left the frame rails at their original height, they would interfere with the upper control arm cross shaft bolts.

May 23rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Customer Cars, Mustang II Installed Pics, Tech | Leave a comment