Needed Driver Side Rear Axle Shaft HUP

[Phil Waterman]

Some of you may remember that last fall I started to look for the replacement axle rear shaft for the driver side of my HUP. I have found several shops can handle the machining, they all make race car axles. The problem is the forged steel blanks non-of the race shops have forged axle blanks that are large enough. It seems that only limited number of companies who forge the blanks.

This leaves me with a two part question:

Does anybody have a spare short side axle they would sell me?

Failing that how many people would be interested in a blank steel forging suitable for machining into either long or short side for HUPs rear ends. Or possibly large enough to machine rear axles for three tons.

Minimum order from the one steel blank forging supplier, Foote Axle & Forge, LLC, is 10 at $106US each for the HUP size. Moser Engineering list $305 for a pair of custom axles, I’m getting a quote on the machine work based on information I have now the total cost would be about $350 a pair plus the shipping.