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your shock mount                       this is why you
                                                                                    on top will allow the                  need to continue to
                                                                                    shock to run up to a                   buy rat rod magazine.
                                                                                    bracket that can also                  i’m looking out for
                                                                                    double as your head                    your wallet!!! Be sure
                                                                                    light bracket.  this can               to never miss an issue
                                                                                    be purchased, or made                  as these build steps are
                                                                                    from angle iron, or even               in order from the start
                                                                                    a piece of the left over 2             of the build to its finish.
                                                                                    x 3 x1/8” stock you used               if you will library all of
                                                                                    to build the frame from.               the issues, you can pull
                                                                                       this entire front                   any given section of a
                                                                                   end set up is simple                    build and have the info
                                                                                   to install and very cost                at your fingertips. For
                                                                                   effective.  the radius                  back issues missed, go
                                                                                   rods can be made from                   to rat rod magazines
                                                                                   3/4” pipe attached with                 website and click on past
                                                                                   clevis yokes in front, and              issues.  We at rat rod
                                                                                   heim joints in rear.  these             really appreciate your
                                                                                   parts can be welded into                business and loyalty to
                                                                                     the pipe, and save                    the magazine.  next issue will
                                                                                     yourself a fortune. 10’               pick up here, and continue the
                                                                                     of the pipe will cost                 VW project step by step.  We
                                                                                     about $10.00 and the                  will be setting up the steering
                                                                                     heim and clevis yoke                  system from box to all parts
                                                                                     joints are $6.00 to                   involved.  happy rat rodding!
                                                                                     $10.00 each.  if you                     check out our 3 1/2 hour
                                                                                      pay $100.00 for your                 step by step hot rod build
                                                                                      axle, $100.00 for                    available at ringrods.com on
                                                                                      our brackets, $10.00                 the products page
                                                                                      for your radius rod                     the main thing is to
                                                                                      pipe, $25.00 for your                have your pitch right on the
                                                                                      spring, $7.00 each for               driveshaft as to not knock
                                                                                      spring perches, $7.00                out u Joints left and right,
                                                                                      for your shackles, and               and to not allow the rear end
                                                                                      $7.00 each for your                  side to side movement or
                                                                                      hiem joints and clevis               up and down movement as these are all
                                                                                      yokes,  you should be                unsafe and we’re all about safety first, fun     Tommy Ring
                                                                                       around $300.00, add                 second.                                        RingRods .com
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                              and wheel cylinders if you really want to get crazy and you’re still only at $360.00 even    straight axle and all of its components.
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                              with tax, still at the $400.00 mark. compare this to mail order axles with all pieces to     Keep living the dream, or start living it   RingRods Facebook
                              make them work and the thing will be at around $2000.00.                                     whichever applies to you!  happy rodding!





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