Thanks for posting this.  I just bought a set from Shuman's so I decided to check mine out. SAME THING.  No I've got to find someone else.  Contact info for Smith Brothers?  I had some stock push rods and checked the cups on those using the same method and they were ok.





54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Smith Brothers:  https://www.pushrods.net/

Looks like they are $8.20ea in their catalog, so $131.20 + shipping if I'm looking at the right item.  Just email or call and tell them what you need.  They're helpful.





Lawrenceville, GA

Thanks Charlie


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Sorry to hear you had a similar problem. Maybe Shuman gets them from Elgin?

I called Smith Bros today.  They have no clue what the "normal" push rods for a Y Block are supposed to be (no specs) so they have nothing to sell me unless I send them my stock ones and have them duplicate it in a tubular style.  I fail to see how a company that specializes in push rods doesn't know what places like Elgin and Melling know.  So, now what to do?


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Send them one or specify the effective length.


Lawrenceville, GA

Noticed from the pics the #73 pushrods have the large ball on the lifter end, similar to stock. #71 don't have this.

Ted, I'm a little confused, I don't see anything with a #71 or 73. All my OEM pushrods have the small ball. Are you saying yours has the larger ball? Can you post a picture of yours?

No, the PR-71S pushrods don't have a ball end, it's basically the same diameter as the rod itself, will try to post a pic later, need to double check lash anyway. That's what's kind of puzzling. PR-71S is listed for 54-56 Y Block V8 on eBay, those are what I purchased, as my thinking went Mummert's site lists "long" pushrods as correct except for '57 or somesuch. PR-73S are listed by Elgin as 56-64. Their pictures on the auction site are just stock pics so aren't really helpful. If I can find my sharpy we'll do the cup test too, but they sure seemed to fit fine, if a little low. I'd like to see a deeper cup just because that's what I'm used to.

Here is PR-71S showing lifter end. The sharpie test seems to show a decent contact patch, the OEM rocker screw has a flat spot at the bottom, so it won't be 100%