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Drum size

Post by Eric Garland » Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:50 pm

Is this a small rear drum on my 26? If so I jave ordered the wrong size Rocky's
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Re: Drum size

Post by 67pontiac » Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:57 pm

Yes, That's a small drum. Also, I'm not sure if the "Rockys" will fit with the Hassler shocks.


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Re: Drum size

Post by Eric Garland » Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:18 pm

I was planning on removing the Hasslers but made the assumption that they were large drums on since it was a 26
Lesson learned


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Re: Drum size

Post by John kuehn » Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:25 pm

The AC brakes may work. Maybe??

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Re: Drum size

Post by TRDxB2 » Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:30 pm

67pontiac wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:57 pm
Yes, That's a small drum. Also, I'm not sure if the "Rockys" will fit with the Hassler shocks.
The issue is that the most of the after-market shocks have a perch the extends just over the drum. So no shocks with Sure Stop as well
The product description and instructions both include the this note
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And it looks like the work with original AC brakes https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/5 ... 1462493500
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Re: Drum size

Post by Steve Jelf » Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:13 pm

Is the car really a 1926? Mistaken model years are almost as common as Model T's.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: Drum size

Post by dobro1956 » Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:30 pm

That's a small drum rear end. More than likely the car is a 25. Pictures of the fenders, cowl, and windshield post will tell the year.


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Re: Drum size

Post by Eric Garland » Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:12 am

26? It's what the title said anyway
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Re: Drum size

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:31 am

Yes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.


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Re: Drum size

Post by speedytinc » Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:52 am

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
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Yes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
Look @ the cover 26 in the recent "vintage ford" Body is 26 on an earlier chassis & fenders.


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Re: Drum size

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:04 am

speedytinc wrote:
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Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
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Yes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
Look @ the cover 26 in the recent "vintage ford" Body is 26 on an earlier chassis & fenders.
How is that a '26 body? If it were, the earlier hood would not fit up with the cowl. It would also have a 1 pc. windshield and a different visor. The top of the cowl would have arch to it, instead of straight. The "A" pillar does not continue down to the bottom of the body, ending in a flared bottom, as the 26's do. I see that the photo credit also calls it a '26. Can't see why.

P.S. Eric, this is a side discussion, not relavent to your car. Sorry.


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Re: Drum size

Post by John kuehn » Fri Apr 07, 2023 12:58 pm

Hi Eric. Do you have the engine number? That may help with the year ID. Looks 26 to me.


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Re: Drum size

Post by speedytinc » Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:39 pm

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
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Yes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
Visually this appears the case.
The 30 x 3.5" wheels are non standard also. The norm would be 21". Not to say the car couldnt have left the dealership with these wheels.
They could have been changed @ the time of the rear axle change. The car has been thru a lot of different hands in 95 years.

I would change to the correct rear end. The large drums have functional rear brake shoes as well as being Correct for your T.
If you like the wheels keep them. Be aware that the 21"(low pressure balloon tires) make for a softer, adjustable ride.

As an aside, In fact, if mine, I would put a set of correct wire wheels. I like the sturdier aspect of wires.

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Re: Drum size

Post by TWrenn » Fri Apr 07, 2023 2:14 pm

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
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Yes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
Much like my '25/'26 overlap as it's referred to. Classic example that nothing went to waste at FoMoCo. No doubt they used up all the '25 bodies when the '26 bodies rolled off the line. I for one like the '25 chassis under mine as I prefer the old heavier backing plate. I think the "improved" ones aren't that improved. They're flimsy in my estimation. And I don't need the larger drum anyway as mine has RM's also. Just sayin!
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Re: Drum size

Post by John kuehn » Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:35 pm

I was thinking it might be a “overlap 25-26 car” like my 24 Coupe is. It’s a late calendar year 24 that looks like a 25. They look alike anyway but the details are the difference.

And Ford didn’t waste anything if he could help it. That’s one of the reasons the overlapping year T’s are sometimes not easy to identify by the year.

Your 26 could very well be original as it is.


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Re: Drum size

Post by Eric Garland » Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:17 pm

Here is the serial # stpes on the frame rail. I will have to write down the engine number again.
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Re: Drum size

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:50 am

An over fourteen million serial number makes it a very late 1926! September 1926 many people would consider to be a 1927 model! So not likely a crossover oddity.
Given the serial number on the frame, it most likely would be a proper 1926 frame. However, you should confirm many 1926 details. Correct frame and cross members, proper (lower) front spindles, fender mountings. Make sure of what you have there. Most likely, at some point in the past 95 years the rear end got changed for some reason.
Does the car have the proper "improved" engine and transmission?
And make sure you have appropriate brake rods! The 1926/'27 brake rods are too short for the earlier rear end! Without checking? No telling what someone may have done?

It looks like a nice model T! Almost anything done improperly can be corrected without too much trouble.

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