A father-son duo is accused of stealing the front axle of a Ford Model A from the shed of a Davenport business, court records say. John William Nosa, 51, and Deven Wayne Nosa, 18, both of 5215 N.

While solid front and rear axles are uncommon today (Jeep Wrangler is one exception), many early automobiles used the simple set up. In this video, a vintage 1916 Ford Model T shows off its ...

This is because the distance between the spring perch bosses on early Ford axles varies, and hence so does the measurement across the front of a wishbone. The '28-31 Model A axles measure 36 1/4 ...

From relatively "easy" Model A chops to near-impossible round ... The rest of the suspension pieces include a '40 Ford front axle and brakes hung from a Posies spring with split wishbones.