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  1. 02-25-2009 12:28 PM #1
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    Gasser type front axle

     



    One of my customers wants me to install a Gasser type front axle , with parallel leaf springs in his 52 Pontiac. He wants to leave the frame stock with a stock cross member and radiator support . Also he wants the front end slightly high , like a gasser with 15” wheels
    I will be using the Speedway axle kit and Chevy spindle, brake kit
    If anyone has done something similar , I would like to know if I need a 4” dropped axle or a straight axle . Any suggestions on a steering box and shocks . Also any other problems or surprises I should know about .
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    Dave
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  3. 02-25-2009 01:56 PM #2
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    If I were you I would be looking to J. Robinson or Dave Severson.
    They really know thier way around the old stuff.
    Here is one of Robinsons threads.

    http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30400

    Hope this helps. Kurt
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    If he wants a gasser look i would go for a straight axle. Joliet Jake could help you out to, he has a gasser 62.
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