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Originally Posted by chuckmc8
You didn't do anything wrong- these wont work with 15" rims due to the lower A arm hits the wheel. I had this same issue with my 2wd Blazer. My other set of drop spindles was 2" drop and worked with the 15" rims, but the ECE spindles are 2 1/2" and puts the A arm in contact with the wheel
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These are no different than any other 2.5" or 3" drop spindle.
Grind some clearance on the tierod part of the spindle and trim the lower a-arm a little,... and they will be fine with 15" wheels with 4" of backspacing.
You also have to tweak the steel line on the brake hose, where it makes contact with the upper ball joint.
Belltech spindles seems to have more clearance at the tierod than other brands, but people shy away from them because they cost more.
I bought my first set of drop spindles in 1986 and they haven't changed since then.
Same issues.
Just takes a little prep work before installing.
Run a 15" wheel with less backspacing and no trimming is necessary.
Run a CPP modular 2" drop spindle and you won't trim anything either.
I would make them fit your 15" wheels in case you have to remove your 20's for some reason.
I ran my 2wd blazer for 3 years with ECE spindles and 15" wheels.