ELECTRIC POWER STEERING - Adding to a STEPDOWN HUDSON - Chuck Vorse

 Electric Power Steering - Hudson Stepdown

Video showing the installation of electric power steering into Don Brown's 1949 Stepdown Sedan

Other resources for information on Electric power steering 

Stock vs Heavy Duty Addco 5692 Sway bar

(Picture from Richard D)

SUSPENSION PARTS Rare Parts, Inc. manufactures and distributes steering and suspension parts and components including the obsolete and hard-to-find suspension parts for domestic and import cars and trucks from 1930 to the current year. Rare Parts, Inc. sells worldwide to customers in the automotive trade from our location in Stockton California. Over 600,000 suspension parts in stock .

Step-down front springs: Coil Spring Specialties, in Kansas. They have all the specs, and are great to deal with. I think they can tell you what you've got (and if you need new ones, they're an excellent source). Phone 785-437-2025; email info@coilsprings.com   .......... Park W.:

The Hudson Power Steering repair manual is available by clicking this link: 1954 Hudson Power Steering

Lares Corporation repairs Hudson Power steering pumps and steering rams. They do not make hoses.   Check with local heavy equipment repair shops for hose repair recommendations. 

Hudson King Pin Repair Kit

Stepdown Hudson Wheels

Are Stepdown rims marked in any way to tell if they are Hudson: Are they stamped Hudson?

The area that is sometimes stamped is on the outside flat area where a tube would go up against. It is marked upon occasion 'Motor Wheel Corporation' - not much help. The thing that may help you is the design of the smaller wheel cover retaining clips. Nash, Kaiser, and Hudson all shared the same clips. Providing they are the same diameter and width, they will all interchange as well.

'Motor Wheel Corporation' was a major supplier of steel rims/wheels

'Motor Wheel Corporation' Hudson wheels

'48-'54 15"X5"  marked 'X-40100

'48-'54 15x5 1/2 marked X-40101

1955 - 15x5 marked X-40103
1956 - 15x5 1/2 marked X-40104
1957* 15x5 1/2 X-40050

          14x5 1/2 X-40002

Wheels from 40s Hudsons before Stepdowns are the same as Chrysler /Dodge/ Desoto/ Plymouth.  Budd Corp. used to make wheels for all of these manufacturers.

Wheel Catalog - Passenger Car and light truck with attached parts

Hudson Wheels - HET FORUM discussion with pictures for reference.

Hudson Panhard Bar bushing (rear)

The barrel on the end is supposed to slide. Most are rusted in place making it harder to install

the new bushing. make sure that you put the washer as shown in the pictures.

'48-'54 the same part is used. '47 and earlier use a completely different type of bushing.

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