anybody got any expierince with custom fabbed speedway style spindles? i have been kickin the idea around, they are cheap, built to my specs, and with a forged alum hub/rotor carrier...... i can use whatever size brakes i want.
the other option is a set of one off milled out alum uprights with C5 bearing carriers, obviously this is waaaaaaaaay more money, and im really not sure if its a better way to go.
I have a set designed and ready to be ordered. My hesitation is replacement should the unexpected happen. It would suck to have a month to get a replacement spindle.
Now this sounds very interesting. I'm curious to know just how "custom" you can get. Are the steering arms part of the spindle or bolt on? What about disc brake caliper mounting? Can they be machined to accept any type of balljoint, hub, etc? One thing I'd like to do is eliminate the 1" wheel adapters I'm using. It looks like I could have a custom made spindle with a 1" additional offset. Or is that a bad idea?
I can dictate the height, pin drop, pin type, steering arm height and length, amount of hub set back (there you go Keith), and KPI. It helps to know how to read an analysis and obviously have access to one. You have to provide them with every single spec down to the tenth of an inch.
Can I just send them my B-body spindle and have them make me a new spindle that fixes all the problems??
As I understand it, the ATS spindles address many, if not most of the B-Body spindle issues. They also will be making a set for those of us who already have the B-Body mod done so we won't have to change ball joints.
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