Cutting down an axle tube

You might have gotten it straight out of pure luck. But the odds are against you. There is no real way to take measurements to see if it is straight/inline. The only real way to know is with a rearend narrowing jig. Additional all brackets should be welded on a housing before the ends are attached. Welding on a housing will distort it.

I have a jig and actually check housings before I narrow them and on most housings I check are not vary straight. Doing it the way you did it won't correct a bent or tweeked housing.


Chuck