I'm in need of some help with what to use for a front end for my 39 Packard.

Posted by darklestat79 On 2021/5/28 10:58:24

Hello All,

I'm in need of some help with what to use for a front end for my 39 Packard. The body style is a 120, I'm wanting to to do the build as a resto rod. Keeping the out side of the car as true as I can but with new tires and rims. On the inside though I want to update everything to what we have today. Power steering, be a manual and I'm also wanting to put in hand controls that my wife can use to drive, with her being in a wheelchair. That being said can anyone tell me a front end I can use on the Packard frame that will let me use coil over springs and so on? I thought a mustang ll (bolt on or weld in) front end would work but when I talked to 3 different places that sold them they say they would not work. Due to how the old springs attached to the car. My budget over all is whatever I can throw at it every year with taxes till she's done. Due to the cost and idea I have a hard time wanting to cut the frame and just weld in a whole nother frontend. Any help with this would be great.

Adam