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**MidLifer** · 06-23-2014, 10:33 AM

FWIW, I've decided to buy the kit. There seem to be 2 versions out there - there is a $89 version sold by Jim Carters and others, and another version that POL has for $119 and LMC sells the same thing for $40 more. The difference is that the POL kit has more parts, including upper and lower shock mounts. Also the POL kit has indexed holes drilled to center the axle in the wheel opening, and the cheaper one doesn't. Little differences, but I'm keenly aware of the value of time on projects like this and the $30 to me is money well spent on a more "bolt-in" solution. I'm going to mock up the axle, mark the mount locations and pay a pro welder to weld it for me. My skills and little MIG box aren't up for a job like that.

06-23-2014, 10:33 AM	#18
MidLifer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,269	Re: axle mounting advice FWIW, I've decided to buy the kit. There seem to be 2 versions out there - there is a $89 version sold by Jim Carters and others, and another version that POL has for $119 and LMC sells the same thing for $40 more. The difference is that the POL kit has more parts, including upper and lower shock mounts. Also the POL kit has indexed holes drilled to center the axle in the wheel opening, and the cheaper one doesn't. Little differences, but I'm keenly aware of the value of time on projects like this and the $30 to me is money well spent on a more "bolt-in" solution. I'm going to mock up the axle, mark the mount locations and pay a pro welder to weld it for me. My skills and little MIG box aren't up for a job like that.