dropped axles and spindles

i just started gathing parts for my build yesterday(56 f-100 brakes, $20), and im lookin at buyin a 4" drop i-beam and some 37-48 spindles. joe smith hot rods has 4" drop i-beams listed on the net for $205, anybody ever messed with these axles? also, speedway has 37-48 spindles listed with kingpins for $200. any good?

i know the saying you get what you pay for, and im just making sure im not buying crap to put my front suspension together. thanks

 

Around here you can buy original '40 spindles for around $100. The ones from Speedway don't have two holes on the right side either. Spend some time at some swapmeets before you spend your money on catalog parts..

 

What are you building?

 

I got a 47 international pickup cab/doors givin to me, so i gotta go get that and if its in bad shape(supposed to be in great shape), ill be lookin for a new body. its gotta be done within like 4-5 months, and as cheap as possible. i have no car, driving my dads car right now, but soon i wont be able to drive it. i also want to get this thing together bofore my grandpa dies, so he can go for a ride in a traditional hot rod like he built when he was a kid.

i know what way i want to go with this project, for the most part. right now i am just starting to gather parts. the f-100 brake parts were the first. i had a slant-6/3spd givin to me also, but i wasnt fast enough to get to that one. i do have a 75 ih pickup with a 392, isky cam and headers, and a tf727, so if i cant get a motor, i figure that one will push the project around damn good. it also has a dana 60 rear with 3.54, 5 on 5.5 pattern, so it would be a great donor truck. what do yall t hink of a 392 ih mill for a powerplant?