It was a warm, sticky summer afternoon at Maryland’s Capitol Drag Raceway back in the mid-1970s. I was fresh out of high school when a ’63 Chevy II roared up into the staging lanes for a smoky stage.

When Chevrolet introduced C-clip axle retention in 10-bolt (1964) and 12-bolt (1965) Salisbury axles, it didn't account for speed-crazed acceleration junkies. So when some nutcake (that'd be you and ...

Of all the possible components that can be pulled out of a junkyard and used to make major upgrades to your 4x4, axles are arguably the best. They are easy to inspect and easy to pull, and best of all ...