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Originally Posted by 3W Hank

The subject front axles.
In my 2 years start build up my hotrod I had actually no clue on nothing.
I has read in Sweden car magazines of Mr Magoo on the 80’s.
Get a axle I heard of the ‘heavy’, but when I bought my first axles it was a dropped axle by Anson but I then I I understand it was a 33-36 ( but some swear this tiny axles was also on some 32 cars )
But overall the idea was the ‘heavy’ was 32 only.
Anyway I saw a very nice rather cruel dropped axle in chrome said from the 50’s.
I really thought it was a heavy, but the chrome must trick me. It was not for sale.
I could not get a deal going with Anson on find a heavy and he did not want a drop a axle anyway to me.
And find a heavy in USA was rather expensive 1K and up.
So I found a 33-36 and got it nicer dropped here, but one day a saw a std heavy but rather pitted so I sold the dropped 33-36 and bought the heavy.
It was at a shop to be dropped but then one day I came across over a chromed and old dropp 33-36.
( I has seen that dropp on many hotrods so I wonder who did it, and it was the same dropp I saw on the other chromed 33-36 )
So I sold the heavy..
But in my build up I can just decide on front axles, chrome or no chrome, heavy or a 33-36 ;- )
All I know I never will use a new I-beam and want it low in front and keep the 32 frame horns ( so the RB idea is out )
Then as I collect std Henry 32 parts, so in my mind came in ; maybe a 32 Ford need a 32 axle, so I found another std heavy ( rather nice not pitted )
There I’m now.
Shore I has seen filled ends heavy and I has seen live the old Bell axles.
Can’t set up my mind on my 2 axles ( plus the heavy need be dropped )
So some days ago one showed me a so call ; ‘hammered’ 32 axle for sale.
I has seen this tiny ends actually on 2 cars not far from me.
I has never like those axles ends, but hard core yes and maybe cool.
So how could the ends be so tiny and what is the More dropp axles (?)
History lession would be great.
My car will be filled with old speed parts ( not get into a circus with parts ) as I try find a decent way and as much as possible will be Henry parts in body/chassie.
Era correct, well, I try but not strictly. Example my car need be low in front.
So how will this axles be, to much ‘rat rod’, or just to cruel.