Yeah, the diagrams for shocks I see for that era truck have eyes and thru bolts on both ends (like Gord's link show). So the mount would be more like a "U" shape with the shock eye between them. Is your front shock mount welded to the frame or riveted? Hard to tell from your picture.

Last edited by klhansen; 04/20/2020 7:01 PM.
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
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