Topic: 46/47 Pickup front end braces


rawlir    -- 02-07-2024 @ 7:43 PM
  Can anyone shed light on the purpose of the 2 braces (9" to 10" long) (1 in front of driver tire & 1 on the corresponding other side) that bolts to the front fenders & then back to frame rail. Secured by a bolt with a spring on it. Only thing i can think of is providing some flex, anything else?
Thank you!


trjford8    -- 02-09-2024 @ 7:54 AM
  Rick, those should be the supports for the inner fender panel which in turn supports the front fenders. The springs should allow for flexing of the front sheetmetal.


rawlir    -- 02-09-2024 @ 5:38 PM
  Thank you for the feedback......flexability is the only thing i could come up with, seems Henry's engineering on this a little off.....



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