dropped spindles

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dropped spindles

October 28, 2004, 01:34:59 AM

Hey everybody,I saw in the new 5.0 magazine that racecraft is making 2 inch dropped spindles for 79-04 mustangs.I thought this would be a cool mod(assuming they will fit our cars)for those who could afford it.They list them at $495.00 a pair.
Joe

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Reply #1 – October 28, 2004, 01:40:49 AM

Yikes! That's a steep price! Still, drop spindles would be an easy way to drop it down without touching the springs.

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Reply #2 – October 28, 2004, 01:56:12 AM

wouldnt that bring up clearance issues with the front lower control arms?

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Reply #3 – October 28, 2004, 08:53:13 AM

Quote from: Manson

wouldnt that bring up clearance issues with the front lower control arms?

I would've thought it would. There isn't much space between the lower control arm and the rim as it is (it's so tight that with 14" wheels a loose ball joint can cause the control arm to hit the rim!)

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Reply #4 – October 28, 2004, 01:33:10 PM

looks like somebody thought they had a good idea, but its turning out to be a ghetto rig quick fix

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Reply #5 – October 28, 2004, 02:10:13 PM

Well, I would imagine folks would be running at least 17-18" wheels with that type of set-up anyway. There is more clearance obviously.
The only other option is to raise the inner mounting points at the chassis, but that gets out of the realm of most folks abilities.

What are these spindles supposed to be spec'ed for? Road racing? Drag racing? looking cool? Do they upgrade the hub bearings? The stock SN-95 bearings tend to die early deaths under hard track usage.

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Reply #6 – October 28, 2004, 09:40:48 PM

I'm not sure about that.They were listed in the new products section so not much of a description was given.
Joe