Newbie question....

[kpdalton]

1950 truck.
Ok, so how can I adjust the headlights? From what I can tell, a bucket is just screwed to the fender with a light in it. With decent force I can't seem to get the chrome ring off the light which is held on by just one screw. Whats the secret here?

More importantly, looking carefully at my rear axle I noticed it is more to the left than it should be. I noticed it by the wheel clearance to the fender. One side I can fit two fingers in, the other side only 1 between the tire and fender. It looks to be about 1/2 off. Maybe 3/4.

This is a completely restored truck, show condition, not stock.
I'm just wondering why the builder would choose to offset the axle like this of if its an accident. My first thought was the driveshaft had to be lined up and totally straight and in this case the axle needed to be off to the left some.

any help is appreciated.