Thread: Take the poll: Red hairpins? Or chrome hairpins?

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I vote for CHROME!!!! Cause it go wif my toofes.

Thank God your toofes aren't red !!


Don

That does it Mr. Denny...............turn in your computer mouse.

Don

If you are using a tube axel then you probably want to update to four bar.

Not me. Most street rod suspensions don't have enough travel to make the tube axle w/ hairpins a problem.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Not me. Most street rod suspensions don't have enough travel to make the tube axle w/ hairpins a problem.

Maybe Jack has hit it on the head. In all the diagrams they show the front end swinging in this big arc, when, in reality, our front ends only go a couple inches in either direction at the most. Does anyone actually know anyone who had broken an axle through this twisting action ?? I have never met one, or seen one anywhere.

Don

It looks good now, but would definitely would look even better with chrome hairpins... no question about it IMO.

Originally Posted by HiboyGal

Bill, was it you I met at the Primers? I met a nice guy from this forum but cannot remember what his handle name is... Nor how our conversation ended... We were standing next to Hiboy while he was on "display" with the other 6 winners. I think (? everything is a blur) the producer of the show came to talk to me about the trophy ceremony and interrupted our conversation and I can't even remember saying goodbye... sigh... This was quite an overwhelming afternoon for me (but how much fun!)... Anywhoo, whomever you are, if i didn't have a chance to properly say "goodbye" I am sorry

....Well Faith if it was a nice guy then it must have been me! .... LOL..... Yes it was, you were SO excited I think you were in another world!!! {as you should have been...Gee whiz, YOU don't have to say your sorry for not saying goodbye.... I have to say "I'm sorry" for leaving BEFORE you had a change to say "goodbye" ..... Bill

I have built and ran cars with both hairpins and 4 bar front ends, and I can honestly say I didn't notice any difference. I have heard all the arguments about not running hairpins with tube axles, only I-beams---yada, yada, yada. Again, and I concur with Henry Rifle, the front axle does not travel enough to make it matter which type of axle locator you use.

Chrome--definitely. But don't expect the chrome to be nice under the paint. They were probably roughed up with sandpaper to make the primer stick.

Originally Posted by DennyW

I don't know. Back in the day (as quoted by many), you had to be well off to wear chrome things, or a good sponsor.

Or have a job as a night watchman in a chrome factory.


Don