48 spindles... or something else?

I picked up a pair of spindles that I thought were the squareback 42-48s.

Now I'm not so sure.

I was going to use a Speedway bearing adapter set to use some 56 F100 hubs (was planning to mount the spindles on a late-40s Ford I-beam). So when I go to slip the inner bearing in place to check the fit, it's not even close. The ID on the Speedway bearing is 2 3/16" but the spindle needs 2 5/16 -- the same size at the bearing I pulled from the F100 hub.

Anyone know if any 42-48 hubs had a spindle boss that would take the F100 inner bearing (#14130)?

Or are my spindles something different?

Rick

 

Can you post up a Pick ? Kinda sounds like F~1 truck spindles.

 

Do the steering arms bolt on? If so, F-1/100.

 

I'll get some pics up this evening.

Yeah, I'm thinking F100 spindles, too. It looked like someone had already ground off the steering arm, which is why I first thought they were 42-48. You know how those swap meet finds can be.

So now I'm wondering if I can use them on the 42-48 axle? I had also picked up one of those SSBrakes Royal King Pin sets that use needle bearings -- not cheap. I wouldn't want to get halfway through installing them to find out something was a quarter inch different and I couldn't use them.

The spindles I have "look" like they would attach with no problem, but then I have learned that what "looks" OK doesn't always work when you actually start putting it all together.

Rick

 

Here are photos of the spindles. F1? F100? Something else?