Austin Healey Hot Rod Differentials

A brief overview of the steps Speedway Motors takes to ensure you get a quality differential.

This or that: stripped down for speed or low and slow in a slick custom?

Tim Matthews has been collecting pieces for this hot rod for a long time. Here's the amazing story in his own words...

When it comes to a traditional style build on an early hot rod it just has to be rolling on a solid front axle of some sort. In this buyer's guide we take you through I-beam and round tube solid axles, spindle choices, radius rod needs, and more.

It may feel like a daunting task attempting to determine the best leaf spring for your traditional hot rod straight axle build, but our buyer's guide will surely help.

Like many of you, our New Year's resolutions often involve car projects. Jess Gasper tells us about a hot rod roadster project that followed her home and is going to keep her busy in the year ahead!

That flathead engine pictured on our street rod catalog cover is just one little piece of a pretty mean little Model T hot rod. Check it out.

Dive into some of the history and unique differences between Ford and Chevy spindles for solid front axles and what will perform best on your hot rod.

Learn how to lower a hot rod by modifying the axles and some history behind early hop ups. This project features a Ford axle with wishbones for a Model A.

Tim talks about the process of upgrading the factory hubs on his 1929 Roadster project with new manufacture units courtesy of Speedway Motors.