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Will a chevelle spindle work?
Can you replace a factory spindle with a chevelle spindle???
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
would probably require some machine work on the ball joint tapers, but I don't see why not
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
What are you trying to accomplish?
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
I am just thinking outside the box on a way to upgrade our brakes without spending 2 grand to do it.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
Are you wanting something different than the stock 71-72 disc?
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
If you need disc brakes just swipe parts off of a 71 or 72. Even the 73 to 87 parts all fit. You'll have to change ball joints to fit the spindle but it's a heck of a lot cheaper than buying one of those kits. Especially if you don't want a drop spindle.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
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The whole point of this is to UPGRADE to a better braking system. I already have disk brakes but there are serveral of us that want larger brakes than stock. The factory size rotors and calipers look like crap when you have a large diameter wheel like I do and when you go adding 20" wheels and 400 + hp the factory brakes need to be upgraded. I don't want to spend over 2 grand on brakes as a lot of us don't, but if you could use a diffent spindle there are a lot of options, and a lot cheaper than what baer has to offer and are basically the same parts as they sell. |
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
Just get a standard tranny.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
I found out that the chevelle spindle is 7" tall from balljoint hole on the bottom to the ball joint top hole surface. How tall is a truck?
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
I think you are on the right track, just don't know what you'd use. I know the 03 up 2wd Blazer rotors and spindles will work on the 83-88 Monte's so there is probably something out there that would upgrade our trucks as well.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
If I could use 64-72 chevelle spindles, I would buy the spindles and the brake kit from someone like cpp and install it in my truck and have 13" rotors and dual piston calipers. You can buy the chevelle spindles and the brake kit for less than a grand.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
The 70 up Camaro and 73 up Chevelles are 9 3/4", the trucks are a little taller, don't know how much.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
The spindle from a 71 disc is 9" from bottom to top. I just went out and measured mine.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
There is a tall chevelle spindle that is 8.25 inches tall also. What would this hurt being shorter?
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
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It would reduce the total suspension travel, excessively compress the spring (raising the rate) and who knows what kind of alignment problems. |
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
Can you find an aftermarket rotor that will fit our size bearings and then fab a bracket to mount the caliper? Might be easier that trying to overcome the spindle swap.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
Someone makes a kit to mount stock disc to drum spindles.It is basically a plate that mounts to the original backing plate holes and then mounts a caliper.Maybe something along those lines would work.The problem is that the larger rotors and multi piston calipers aren't cheap so it may be almost as much to do it that way as to swap spindles since spindles are only about $250.00 or so.Add to that the upgrade(you'll need more fluid)to a larger MC and it may be just as much as a truck system.One last thought is that the truck stuff is made to handle the loads and stress of a truck.
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Re: Will a chevelle spindle work?
Jkade.... I'm researching this as much (or more
![]() From what I've learned, GM made 3 'types' of spindles (more if you count ABS): short, tall, or tall H/D. The main engineering principles behind a spindle are (in my own terminology ![]() I have found no segregation based on car or truck spindle; just tall or short. This is where I'm stuck & trying to confirm facts. Dont think Chevelle, think cop-car/station wagon. I know the tall/HD spindle (ex: 94 Impala SS or 80 Caprice SW) uses the same wheel bearings as a HD/1.25" rotor equipped 87 Chevy 1/2ton, 2wd truck (both use SET6 inner; SET3 outer bearings). So.... following this logic of thought, they are both tall/HD spindles right? The main difference is the vehicle configuration which is just another way of saying which steering arm location/geometry they would use (ex: b-bodys require steering arm 'B'; a-bodys require steering arm 'A'; 1/2 ton 2wd trucks require steering arm 'C'). Does this make sense? The mid-70's through late-80's B-body cars w/the tall/HD spindle (and corresponding 12" x 1.25" 5x5 rotor) use the same caliper as a pre-88 1/2 ton Chevy truck...... which means the caliper 'ears' would be the same (which makes better 'manufacturing' sense too). Since some aftermarket kits (ex:Baer Brakes) utilize an adapter bracket that replaces the original GM cast caliper 'ears' & use a larger than stock rotor w/an upgraded caliper for that rotor, we should be able to adapt the same to our tall/HD truck spindles. My guess is this is what Baer does. I'm close to the answer I just haven't assembled the pieces yet. To get one-step closer, I'm getting spindles for an Impala to compare to my GM-truck spindles. There is a 'cheaper alternative' for larger than stock (13" vs. 12") 1/2ton truck disc brakes than Baer or SSBC. We will find the answer. PS: I have more info but don't want to promote anything that has not be 'proven'. Once I do a little more fact finding, I'll share what I have found.
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