Thread: Spring question.

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I'm with Jerry..... suspension and steering isn't a good place to scimp on money.... Lots of other ways and places on a build to cut a few bucks. Think I'd be going with a new forged axle.

How is what im wanting to do any different than what these guys did? What important issues am i missing here?

Hot Rod,
There is absolutly nothing wrong with your idea--Nothing!! Its not unsafe to use an old axle providing that axle is in good shape. There is nothing wrong with using an axle with the spring Behind configuration, its been done thousands of times and well continue to be done thousands of more times in the future.

You can buy TODAY from almost any of the axle providing Companys brand new axles with the spring behind setup. I would think that most of the so called new axles today are made from materials that came from off shore, so why in the world would you want a Chinese axle just becuase it comes in a box and wrapper and not from underneath an old truck?

Some folks today exercise the way to build a Hot Rod is by check book hotrodding, thats fine if thats what they want. but hotrodding REAL: hotrodding has its roots in a completly different form of building. It IS NOT INHERENTLY unsafe if done correctly and with a little forthought.

And if you think about it-- IF and thats a real big "IF" using the axle you have is unsafe then most of the parts that attach to that axle should be in question as well. So you are going to need a lot more than just axle. You will need Spindles--- Hubs----Brakes at a minimum try buying all of that new for $300.00 bucks.

RS