Hot Rods Drilled I beam axle, which would you choose?

SO-CAL chrome is highly recommended by all of those who have used them. Super Bell is also a good one or have Alan Johnson build you a real milled billet one that is drilled and polished to perfection. It is only money.

 

Super Bell is forged. I wouldnt have anything else/ I love that S in the shield and wings.

 

Yeah, no.

"Dropped I-beam axles feature a one-piece design cast from high-strength 65-45-12 annealed ductile iron."

 

Or peak and polish yourself, then send it to get plated, and only need a part-time second job...

 

I want a hot rod with chrome suspension, cheap!

 

x2... I'm halfway there with my dropped, drilled & peaked '34 Ford I-beam:

 

So-Cal claims theirs have better turning radius (less interference with the steering arms), which sounds like a point to consider.....

http://www.est1946.com/forgedaxles.aspx

 

the webbing on the so-cal axle looks funky. i wouldn't drill a cast axle.

i prefer the chassis engineering. have it polished, drilled and chromed. then there's the horror stories about the enbrittlement from the chrome process.

i'd go with an S10

 

I have a drilled superbell in my 31 coupe and I have no complaints, the chrome is beautiful . seems to me that everything with a so cal name on it is way too expensive.

 

The guys who name drop love that though. They get to power park and everything. I mean, isn't it cooler, when you're wearing the t-shirt AND using the product?

 

Nice work!

 

Anybody seen these?
http://www.lucky7ent.com/page14.html
"Lucky 7 Enterprises forged I-beam drop axles are manufactured from high-strength forged steel"

 

i've got one with tons of chrome under it for sale in the classifieds
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=820180