Thread: T-bucket front I-beam

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Some T-bucket axles have welded on batwings, but it isn't necessary. A common application is to have the batwings secured with the spring perch bolt. You can buy (or make) batwings that put the spring over the axle or behind (suicide style) the axle.

Go to this website and scrounge around the parts section a little.

http://www.tperformance.com

You don't need to worry about hairpins causing a problem with your I-beam axle. Hairpins are the most common front suspension on buckets, but they tend to be longer than on most other hot rods. Often the hairpins almost meet at the mid-point of the frame.

Also, check out the photo. This axle is on my '34 Lowboy, but the theory is the same. Notice the flat-top bolt holding the batwing on the axle. In a T with a transverse leaf spring, that wouldn't be a flat-top, but rather would have a spring perch on top.