polished stainless steel vs chrome

[isaltz]

hi guys, i ordered a chrome suspension package, it will come with 4 bar radius rods, shocks, leaf springs and front axle all chromed, well the shop doesnt have a chrome axle in at the moment and says they will ship me at no extra charge a $150 upgrade and send me the polished stainless steel axle, my ? is will it look close enough to the chrome not to make a difference or will there be a signifacant difference in the way it looks, feel free to give your honest opinions, i am on the fence on this one! i know advantages of the stainless my problem is will they look the same, thanks

[mike wade]

I think that would be a great up-grade and the difference would be very little,..........You can polish SS pretty bright.....

Never rusting would be nice also..............

Mike

[Lee in KC]

My front end is a mix of chrome and polished SS pieces. There is a slight difference if you study it closely, but to the typical hotrod-savvy observer it is not noticeable. Most people (including T-bucket folks) think my polished SS firewall cover is chrome.

[winfield scott]

I hear that Stainless is pretty nice stuff!!

[isaltz]

mr scott, i would expect i would get a good answer from you, i was waiting LOL

[isaltz]

well i finally got my answer, got my parts in and the polished stainless next to the chrome and you cant tell them apart, looks good, glad i made that decision! i will keep everyone posted on my build, thanks for your opinions

[Lugnut]

Who in their right mind would opt for polished stainless steel???? Give me chrome any day...you guys opting for polished S/S are just asking for headaches.

Luigie

[Lugnut]

My front end is a mix of chrome and polished SS pieces. There is a slight difference if you study it closely, but to the typical hotrod-savvy observer it is not noticeable. Most people (including T-bucket folks) think my polished SS firewall cover is chrome.

I thought your firewall was chrome.