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Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Have been researching lowering components for my '87 C10. The spindle that Western makes should be a better fit. So I look into "out of state" buying options. eBay currently has only 1 seller (a Calif. seller =bad for me). Summit is out of stock, what?
Currently waiting to see if Summit gets a re-stock. Does the Western spindle actually give a better clearance for the 15" steel OEM rim? Last edited by ptown c10; 02-13-2017 at 08:23 PM. |
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Yes is does....you will not have any rubbing issues on the control arm......i had them on my 84
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Can't you just order directly from them?
I bought spindles last summer and as bbbc10 said, there will be no issues. i tired factory rally wheels 15x7 and 15x8 with neither wheel even close to rubbing
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Order direct is an option , but I will pay an extra 8-9 %
Thus the Summit option. Thanks for the replies ! |
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
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That means the the wheels must stick out a little further than with McGaughy's spindles. What size tire did you use to clear the fender lip?
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
I like the western chassis spindles. I used them on two different trucks with 15x8 rallies and no clearance issues. These were both 1 1/4" heavy duty rotor spindles. I do not have experience with 1" rotor spindles . One had 255/70/15 and one had 255/60/15 tires. Both sizes were in a BF Goodrich Radial TA.
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Thanks, F.Monroe.
My rotors are 1". I wonder if the 1.25" rotors place the wheel mounting surface farther outboard. ??? But it wouldn't be a big expense to upgrade to 1.25", since I was thinking of buying some loaded calipers anyway. Would only need to add inner wheel bearings and rotors. One of my rotors could stand replacing, so might as well buy two larger ones!
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
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205/60/15 is the only tires ive used. thats on the 15x7 rally. they arent even close to touching the fender. the 15x8s were just wheels to see if they cleared the control arm
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
With 1 or 1.25" thick rotors?
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
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Interference w/the control arm depends on the back spacing. Always has, always will.
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
I had stock rallys
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Does anyone have pic's of or access to older examples of Western Chassis spindles? I have a set with an old C-10 purchased in the 1990's and the castings and markings are similar.
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Well - something is amiss.
Western Chassis & now Performance Online (the new owner of Western) have told Summit they cannot re-stock the spindles until the first week of April ! 6 weeks ? What is going on? What would be the next spindle option? Last edited by ptown c10; 02-16-2017 at 05:26 PM. |
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Then go belltech 3" i wouldnt run any other brand
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
I must have gotten one of the last WC sets from Summit at the end of last month. I'm very happy with the fit. Hopefully the new owners continue the same design.
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
It depends on what size wheel you want to run. If it's a 15 inch rally wheel then I'd say wait the 6 weeks. It will go by fast. If you run belltec spindles with rallies you will be trimming the lca's.
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Get a set of Early Classic spindles, great service and they work with me on getting things shipped to Alaska.
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
I just now ordered the Western Chassis 2.5" drop spindles for 73-87 C10 with 1.25" rotors. $239 including shipping on their eBay site.
If the lower control arms don't clear my 8" rally wheels, I'm gonna come lookin' for someone. ![]() Interesting that both Western and ECE are located in Fresno, CA.
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
Are you sure you bought Western?
@ the 239 price point - ebay shows a "Street Edge" spindle sold by the Suspension Source (located in Fresno). Western is now located in Corona, CA |
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=1752467812002 Item specifics Brand: WC Manufacturer Part Number: 13100 Seller's description This is for a "Brand New in the box" Set of 2.5" FRONT LOWERING SPINDLES #13100. Guys this is a great deal, normally sells for $275 and we are including free shipping. FITS: 1973 to 1987 Chevy C10 and GMC C15 pickups with 1 1/4" rotors ONLY. Includes: Set of 2.5" Drop Spindles Limited Lifetime Warranty INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING TO THE LOWER 48 STATES ONLY!
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
I think you ordered a "Street Edge" brand
Which has a spec that states: Interchange Part Number: Belltech 3100, McGaughys 33153, DJM DS2045H-3, Groundforce 6001, Western Chassis 13100, MaxTrac 101125H, Chassis Tech SPI-GM7387A, CPP CP4S4 Is the seller : thesuspensionsource2010 ? ( the link doesn't work for me) If possible , submit the auction # only. |
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
I heard good things bout the street edge spindles they are the same as belltechs but without the belltech branding.. know a girl that use to work for them
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Re: Anyone ordered parts from Western Chassis lately?
I just looked at the eBay ad and it's 249 an free shipping. The seller is way2lo2 which is a vendor here on the site
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