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**Dan in Pasadena** · 07-26-2019, 01:30 AM

I hate to bring up a troubling question but I always thought that chroming a dropped axle induces hydrogen embrittlement? If so, obviously a potentially fatal flaw if it ever fractured.

If I were the OP I'd ask the question of Pete & Jake's, "How was this addressed/prevented?"

07-26-2019, 01:30 AM	#4
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,333	Re: My 4" drop axle I hate to bring up a troubling question but I always thought that chroming a dropped axle induces hydrogen embrittlement? If so, obviously a potentially fatal flaw if it ever fractured. If I were the OP I'd ask the question of Pete & Jake's, "How was this addressed/prevented?" __________________ '55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda!