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[vht]

The 28 sedan I'm building has the hair pin style with a clevis on the front, has anyone had any problem with these? I know there will be a certain amount of binding going over uneven roads, the 2 clevis on the front just don't look that stout to me. I'll have a iron headed BBC in it so just wondering if I should look into something a little heavier duty. It has a 6 in drop tube axle.

 

[bob w]

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Heavy-Duty-Clevis-3-4-Inch-RH,1531.html

This is the only heavy duty clevis I know of. Regular clevises always looked too weak to me too. Thousands of them are in use so I'm probably wrong.

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

Been running that exact same axle/hairpin setup under a '34 Ford truck with a 460 Ford in it for over 12 years, and it gets the eyeballs beat out of it on a regular basis - No issues whatsoever. The clevises aren't load bearing and have no torsional load. They're fine...

 

[Old Iron]

Like BED said, not load bearing.
I use these on everything I build and have had zero issues. My 33 Pontiac has a 401 Buick nailhead in it which is pretty heavy.

 

[kenny c]

Not trying to hyjack but that is a sweet looking truck B.E.D.

 

[bob w]

Not trying to hyjack but that is a sweet looking truck B.E.D.

Yep, cool truck.

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

Not trying to hyjack but that is a sweet looking truck B.E.D.

Yep, cool truck.

Thanks fellas. Built it for a good friend of mine long ago, and he definitely puts it through the paces! [

 

[vht]

Thanks for the replies, that is a sweet truck.