Axle straightness, from another perspective.
 

So i heard some of you don't believe me when I say that an axle doesn't have to be picture perfect in order to function perfectly.

Watch.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...6&d=1528356888


So some rods with sliding cones seem like a good idea for checking the straightness of the holes in the axle, right? Those holes are the ones that spindles and spring perches take their reference from.



https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...7&d=1528356888My axle in my car checks out perfect, drives and handles perfectly. But people online think that because I hadn't worked out the minor imperfection in the center (where someone had towed the car with a rope) that it is somehow a problem, it's not. Trust me.https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...8&d=1528356888

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...9&d=1528356888


https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...0&d=1528356888


Now here's a curly one. An axle depicted with a slightly dramatic twist in it, but its function is not in any way impaired.



https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1528356888

Re: Axle straightness, from another perspective.
 

My friend had a model A coupe with an axle that was bent rearward maybe 2-3 inches on one side by a previous accident. but it never had a tracking or steerability problem.

Re: Axle straightness, from another perspective.
 

Man I guess it really just depends on the what, where & how much. If spring mounts & camber & toe (and a few other items) aren't affected well that's that. Plus if you didn't check you wouldn't know anyway. Bet there's tons of 'em out there too.

Re: Axle straightness, from another perspective.
 

We always straighten a Axle so it looks straight to the sight, and then align them.


Out of all the hundreds of axles we have aligned, in 54 years, we have never found a straight one good enough to leave, as is.


Herm.

Re: Axle straightness, from another perspective.
 

Out of all the piles of free axles how come you chose that one?

Re: Axle straightness, from another perspective.
 

Because i can scale these ones to fit in my pocket, or as big as the moon, but the physics engine for these ones isn't like real life ones (and i suck at computer game dev' stuff) so i don't think i'll be able to drive any one of them in a game or simulator anytime soon.