Axles and Rust

[Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm working on swapping a '68 8 3/4 into my '64 Belvedere - getting it all ready.  I have it all apart, and it was dry - except for water at one time!  So there's some rust.  I cleaned up and painted the housing - it looks great now.  The axles have some rust with some pitting.  I soaked the spline end of one in white vinegar, and it really cleaned up nicely after a 5 day soak.  I'm figuring on using a wire brush on the rest of the shafts and then putting new green bearings on.  

My question is, should I go through all of this - spending about $100. on the bearings, seals, etc... to end up still having axles with some pitting (but not too bad), or should I spring for new Strange axles complete for about $400.?  I'm thinking I can get by with the old axles and save some cash - especially with a stock Poly for now.  Eventually I may want to put stronger axles in it when I put big block power in the car - but that's a long way down the road. I'm looking for some sage advice - that I know you guys can provide.

Thanks,

Dave


      


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