suicide front axle question

[gold03]

Why do most guys make the front cross member for their suicide axle perch out of round tube?

Is it aesthetics, or is it something to do with strength of round tubing verses square?[S

gold03

 

[TiredIronGRB]

Wrong forum...but I would say for me it's aesthetics.

 

[ssimpala]

Wrong forum???

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

Yes, posted in the wrong area.

To answer the question, because a square crossmember out front is UGLY.

 

[ssimpala]

O.K., I see now...wrong area. I see "wrong forum" posted quite a lot on one of the other forums (you know which one I mean) and thought maybe this was an inside joke that I missed. And yeah, because they're ugly.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Maybe square tube would look good if you matched it with square headlights?

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[/SARC] ...maybe not.

 

[sgtpontiac]

out of curiousity....

has anyone tried using the square tube and setting it like a diamond....so that it wasn't using the flat face but the edge forward? And if so, does it still look bad? Just a question.....[S

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

does it still look bad?

Yep... Still looks bad. Just an answer.

 

[bob w]

I used square tubing for the front crossmember of my dragster. It is hidden under an aluminum nose piece.

 

[JeremyL]

I don't mind the square front tubing. To be honest, I think I prefer it in some instances.

 

[Tim...Ok]

I don't mind the square front tubing. To be honest, I think I prefer it in some instances.

I'd don't care about the square tubing, but I sure like the looks of that BDS huffer out front! [dr[dr

 

[fuzz]

Aesthetics??.......I thought we were building rat rods? Use what ya got...[P

 

[billy]

Aesthetics??.......I thought we were building rat rods? Use what ya got...[P

2x4" 1/8 " rectangle.
i had a hunk layin around

 

[Oldrodder43]

I personally see nothing wrong with square or rectangular tube. After all, we use that in the frame and such!
And I don't get this "wrong forum" bit, ain't it all about hot rods? Lighten up!

 

[bob w]

I think that since the early Fad T Buckets all used a 3" round front crossmember that became sort of a "standard". Nothing wrong with using any shape crossmember as long as it safely supports the weight. The rectangular ones shown here are fine and in fact would attract my attention at a show because I would want to see how the builder made his home made brackets.

For the confused (and I was one of them for a while) "Wrong Forum" refers to the thread being placed in the wrong "Cagegory". For instance, this one is under "Talk" and probably should be in the "Chassis & Suspension" section. No big deal as far as I'm concerned.

 

[26Troadster]

i used box on my 26 frame.

 

[FordFanatic]

i personally see nothing wrong with square or rectangular tube. After all, we use that in the frame and such!
And i don't get this "wrong forum" bit, ain't it all about hot rods? Lighten up!

exactly.

 

[Mr.Gussett]

Rectangle

I just used the same tube that I built the frame out of ![
I like it![cl

 

[ssimpala]

I just used the same tube that I built the frame out of ![
I like it![cl

So did I...and I also like it...but ugly compared to most.

 

[dmw56]

I personally see nothing wrong with square or rectangular tube. After all, we use that in the frame and such!
And I don't get this "wrong forum" bit, ain't it all about hot rods? Lighten up!

I think he meant it should have been posted in the "frame/suspension/brake" Forum of this site. Not this site in general!

I do prefer round because it does look better to me. But there's nothing wrong with using square or rectangle if that's what you got.