how many people running drop spindles w/ b/d

Originally posted by bdroppeddak



anyone know an exact measurement of how much the trac width changed?

Its actually only 1/2 inch, but you also lose all your camber so that doesnt help either.

It sucks ass. I had drop spindles and escalades and there was NO driving or turning at anything less than full lift, the tire was flat on the fender. Thats why I had 4x4 sheetmetal.

I'm pretty sure the Laim Mazda spindle (and isuzu spindle, and Mighty Max spindle) is a modified Laim S10 spindle. Thats would also explian why they have press in S10 lower balljoints.

Chassis Tech = Laim = teh suxor

Originally posted by roknmotor



ya that is another thing i really dont like w/ the drop spindles i did push my wheel out quite a bit. i am running fwd wheels and i am going to have to roll the lip on my fender cause the wheels just barely rub when i set the truck down

IF you are re-doing the front bag bracket, just put the original spindles back on. The only drawback to them is sometimes the strut rod gets bound up on the tie rod and keeps you from dropping all the way. Like cris said, you need to clearance the LCA to let it drop that far.

good to know rusty, does the tie rod stay the same length?

you keep the same tie rod but it of course need adjusted.

Always wondered why people Vote No for Drop Spindles. Now i know why, damn what a hassle. Like Tyler said, i never found a need for them but shit. Good Luck bro. Take them shits off and gitter done!!!

Originally posted by Russ-D



you keep the same tie rod but it of course need adjusted.

thats what i was wondering, if the tie rod was to be adjusted out 1/2. i'll encorporate the 1/2" difference in my tubular arms for the ones that use the drop spindle.

Originally posted by bdroppeddak



Originally posted by Russ-D



you keep the same tie rod but it of course need adjusted.

thats what i was wondering, if the tie rod was to be adjusted out 1/2. i'll encorporate the 1/2" difference in my tubular arms for the ones that use the drop spindle.



I think the extra track width is added between the balljoint and the hub. That was my first clue that the drop spindles were adapted from something else, the tie rod mount is bolted on with a factory spindle and is cast into the drop spindle.

Its one of those "man am I a dumbass" moments, I remember bolting on the drop spindles and Slinky saying "dont you want to keep the factory spindles?" and me saying "haha why would I ever need those?" and smooth chucking them in the trash. Now I wish I had them.

i had put a factory spindle on one side to see what it would look like and i had to chop the lower arm so it could go up high enough, pie cut my upper arm cause my upper ball joint was not letting me go up high enough and after that was all done my wheel stuck like 4-5" inside my fender and the camber was terrible,, looked like my wheel would sit on the inside wall of the tire it looked like this kinda / \ but i think that even looks like less camber than what i was getting... i have looked at plenty of pics and it seems like layed out alot of people dont have very bad camber laid out....
i have no clue to why mine would be different....

unbolt the upper balljoint and mount it from the top, that will correct a little camber, but really it probably looks worse than it is. The camber will let you make all but the 90 degree turns while driving really low.

Camber doesnt ruin tires, toe in or out with camber does.

also, make sure you have pulled all the camber shims from between the UCA mount and the UCA crossbar.