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Old 11-04-2011, 12:15 PM   #15
Joe AZ
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Default Re: Dropped axle question

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Originally Posted by TJ View Post
Use the Magnum axle designed for the 37-40 cars/pickups and it will fit your stock wishbone. Use the Chassis Engineering bolt on steering arms. The bolt passes all the way through the arm and into the spindle on the brake side. If you use a nylock nut you will never have a problem. I've used this system on four cars and never had a problem. I'm not big on Monoleaf springs as I had a friend who had one break on a tour. That could have been a rare instance, but it cured me from wanting to use one.
Good advice.....but good luck with the Magnum axle. I've had one on order since the first of May. No one I know of has them in stock, and it's still in line to be produced. Been kind of frustrating.
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