Duh! I forgot to show the finished radius rods...:o Here they are with the jam nuts installed. I will set these aside, now, while I prepare the '65 Ford Econoline front axle and fabricate the "batwings".
Front axle preparation begins with torching off the edges of the spring pads and grinding the edges smooth. Also, since some of it is visible on the finished car, I want the top side of the axle to be smooth. A little extra time spent grinding the forging marks off now will save a lot of headaches later when all the brackets are welded in place.:rolleyes:
For you beginners out there, these old beam axles are made of very dense forged steel, not cast iron. Grinding on them does not damage them. Actually, metalurgically speaking, grinding off the forge marks removes stress risers which could actually strengthen the axle!;)