anybody break a drop spindle?

[INSIDIOUS '86]

buddy of mine took a casual left turn and zoop wheel come right out from under him. spindle cracked flush with back part. back of the drop spindles say bullitt? never heard of that brand but the front has notched a-arms and drop spindles on 15 inch wheels what is a good brand that everyones had good luck with?

[lilpoindexter]

i HAVE SUMMIT HOUSE BRAND SPINDles. They were made by ground force, they haven't busted.

[INSIDIOUS '86]

well didnt know summit was ground force. we do some pretty "sprited driving" so strength is important as is fit

[Stepper562]

DJM. Used them on 3 of my rigs and I don't grandma drive either.
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[lolife99]

I've used Belltech for 25 years or more, on many trucks.

Other good brands are:
McGaughy's
Western Chassis
Early Classic

[lolife99]

I found this old thread:
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f12/ha...indles-369191/
Bullet=AIM
AIM offered two different spindles Bullet and AIM.
They said Bullets were made somewhere else, but both were the same price plus AIM was the only company that sold them.
They are junk!
They came from AIM Industries.
Later they changed their name to Chassis Tech.
Now they are called AirBagIt.com

They have a terrible reputation.

Use any of the spindles that have been mentioned in the above posts,... and you will be fine.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by lolife99

I found this old thread:
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f12/ha...indles-369191/
Bullet=AIM
AIM offered two different spindles Bullet and AIM.
They said Bullets were made somewhere else, but both were the same price plus AIM was the only company that sold them.
They are junk!
They came from AIM Industries.
Later they changed their name to Chassis Tech.
Now they are called AirBagIt.com

They have a terrible reputation.

Use any of the spindles that have been mentioned in the above posts,... and you will be fine.

Thanks for looking that up Keith. I was pretty sure that the Bullitt brand was AIM/ChassisTech/Airbagit.com crap.

Just one more post regarding the quality of crap that these clowns sell.

[texastrendz]

Man that is just wrong. If it is indeed a AIM part, well, you get what you pay for. Buy nice or buy twice as they say. Tell your buddy to look up and thank the big man upstairs he was not going 65 on a highway and killed himself and 30 others, (like me)

[Tx Firefighter]

Originally Posted by lolife99

I found this old thread:
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f12/ha...indles-369191/
Bullet=AIM
AIM offered two different spindles Bullet and AIM.
They said Bullets were made somewhere else, but both were the same price plus AIM was the only company that sold them.
They are junk!
They came from AIM Industries.
Later they changed their name to Chassis Tech.
Now they are called AirBagIt.com

They have a terrible reputation.

Use any of the spindles that have been mentioned in the above posts,... and you will be fine.

They even went earlier than that. They used to advertise under the "Ratical Tops" brand name back in the mini truck days and at least one other name prior to that even. They have a very long history of producing shabby products.

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

They even went earlier than that. They used to advertise under the "Ratical Tops" brand name back in the mini truck days and at least one other name prior to that even. They have a very long history of producing shabby products.

well thanks for all the info guys. he bought the truck with these spindles on it luckily he wasnt on the highway for sure we will prob ship them back were they came with a nice letter attached. I hope nobody will ever buy from them if this is the end result, hopefully this thread may save lives

[SYCOTIK]

I had a chassis tech spindle break on me years ago. It broke just past the threads at the end of the shaft. I was on the freeway and the truck started pullin to the left and then felt like the brakes were on so I pulled over and the wheel was hella toed out. Only thing holding it in was the caliper, which warped the **** outta my rotor and fried the pads. Coulda been a lot worse tho... And the piece that broke off with the washer and castle nut were shot thru the center cap of my rim too.
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[BULLITT '84]

Originally Posted by texastrendz

Man that is just wrong. If it is indeed a AIM part, well, you get what you pay for. Buy nice or buy twice as they say. Tell your buddy to look up and thank the big man upstairs he was not going 65 on a highway and killed himself and 30 others, (like me)

unfortunally it was my truck in which were all talking about and yes i am glad cuz i was planning on taking the famous I-405 across seattle and it would have killed me and my lead foot. thank god for timing...