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iceship · 05-29-2011, 11:54 PM

1987 silverado 1/5 ton lwb ....... So I have 1 1/4 rotors.... the spindles bolted up fine and looked great, but when it was time to put on the caliper... O, **** they would not set in and the bolts would not line up..... what the ****... I sit there so long playing with those caliper my ass..... then I had to take it all a part and put my old ones back on..... I got them from HUNTERS in Nashville, TN..... So they will be going back unless they can come up with a good one why they did not work.... Anyone else ever have this prob.

SCOTI · 05-30-2011, 12:18 AM

Sometimes a little clearancing is required. Where was the interference?

iceship · 05-30-2011, 08:24 AM

I was not going to do any shaveing untile I talk to them about the problem just in case they were taken back.... Its the bolt hole that's off ..... I'm touching stuff on my truck that has never touch... it only has 78000+ I'm the 3rd owner.... been inside most of its life...

SCOTI · 05-30-2011, 01:14 PM

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they would not set in and the bolts would not line up.....

So the caliper slips into the ears of the spindle ok but the bolt holes don't align between the spindle & caliper once it's in place?

iceship · 05-30-2011, 06:58 PM

Nope it won't slip in....... only the top or bottom will go in.... not both... so I'm guessing that if it was grinded to slip into its pocket that the bolts will line up..... I'm just not doing any thing untile I talk to them...

SCOTI · 05-30-2011, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by iceship

Nope it won't slip in....... only the top or bottom will go in.... not both... so I'm guessing that if it was grinded to slip into its pocket that the bolts will line up..... I'm just not doing any thing untile I talk to them...

It's common to 'massage' that area for the calipers to fit. I have had to w/Bell Techs & Western Chassis spindles for C10's.

lilpoindexter · 05-30-2011, 10:17 PM

I used summit racing's (ground force) 2.5" drop spindles, for 1.25" rotors...everything went on easy, the dust shields, calipers, bearings, etc.

iceship · 06-07-2011, 07:20 PM

its all good so how does it look..... rear should be done in a weekend or 2... 2.5 drop spindles.

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SCOTI · 06-07-2011, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by iceship

its all good so how does it look..... rear should be done in a weekend or 2...

What did you wind up doing to 'fix' your issue?

iceship · 06-08-2011, 12:28 AM

Shaving the the pocket alittle where the caliper seats.....

05-29-2011, 11:54 PM	#1
iceship Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bowling green, ky Posts: 439	2.5 drop spindle problem 1987 silverado 1/5 ton lwb ....... So I have 1 1/4 rotors.... the spindles bolted up fine and looked great, but when it was time to put on the caliper... O, ** they would not set in and the bolts would not line up..... what the **... I sit there so long playing with those caliper my ass..... then I had to take it all a part and put my old ones back on..... I got them from HUNTERS in Nashville, TN..... So they will be going back unless they can come up with a good one why they did not work.... Anyone else ever have this prob.

05-30-2011, 12:18 AM	#2
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,071	Re: 2.5 drop spindle problem Sometimes a little clearancing is required. Where was the interference? __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

05-30-2011, 08:24 AM	#3
iceship Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bowling green, ky Posts: 439	Re: 2.5 drop spindle problem I was not going to do any shaveing untile I talk to them about the problem just in case they were taken back.... Its the bolt hole that's off ..... I'm touching stuff on my truck that has never touch... it only has 78000+ I'm the 3rd owner.... been inside most of its life...

05-30-2011, 06:58 PM	#5
iceship Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bowling green, ky Posts: 439	Re: 2.5 drop spindle problem Nope it won't slip in....... only the top or bottom will go in.... not both... so I'm guessing that if it was grinded to slip into its pocket that the bolts will line up..... I'm just not doing any thing untile I talk to them...

05-30-2011, 10:17 PM	#7
lilpoindexter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: los angeles Posts: 1,134	Re: 2.5 drop spindle problem I used summit racing's (ground force) 2.5" drop spindles, for 1.25" rotors...everything went on easy, the dust shields, calipers, bearings, etc.

06-07-2011, 07:20 PM	#8
iceship Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bowling green, ky Posts: 439	Re: 2.5 drop spindle problem its all good so how does it look..... rear should be done in a weekend or 2... 2.5 drop spindles. .

06-08-2011, 12:28 AM	#10
iceship Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bowling green, ky Posts: 439	Re: 2.5 drop spindle problem Shaving the the pocket alittle where the caliper seats.....



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