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Hi, I was wondering if anyone can tell me the difference in a front axle from 53 from a 57 chevy truck? I want to drop my 53 truck and have access to a free 57 axle that I could drop in a friends jig.

I'm running a 57 half ton axle under my 46 pickup so i'm sure you won't have a problem.

I think the spring perches are different. The AD trucks are narrower and are angled in at the front, the TF's are more parallel. I'd check this before going to all the trouble of dropping that '57 axle.

Waldos got it... 41-54 axle should all be the same. 55 2nd and later may work, but spring spacing and angles are likely to be different.

Go to this page and I have listed all the different measurements of the axles http://www.droppedaxles.com/CHEVY_AXLES.html

Senor Drapal, thanks for the link to your place. Exactly what I was looking for. I think it would be perfect to use this 57 axle as I can move in the spring pad to the 53 location gaining a little over 2 1/2 inches of usable stretch area. With the added 3/4 inch longer the axle is on each side already that gives me a hair over 3 1/4 inches more axle to stretch which gives me much more meat in the bend area. A little more work with having to machine off part of the existing pad and weld on a new section, but well worth it I think. I'm sure you've already done or thought of this, any negatives I'm not thinking of here?
Hans