Anyone have pics of different year spindles?

[IvelDesigns]

I'm getting ready to order some drop spindles and a rebuild kit for my 69 lwb. The PO put disk brakes up front, but i have no clue what year of truck he pulled them from. the truck was also a 3/4T, but the PO converted everything to 1/2T. It is also 5 lug all the way around.

Does anyone have some pics of the various different chevy truck spindles? from what i understand, the differences are not huge, but it makes a difference when ordering parts. if you could also point out some of the differences, that would be ideal.

my truck is 2 hrs away, so i can't take pics right now to show what i have.

thanks!

[special-K]

Get a part# off of yours.Pictures may not show the difference.

[IvelDesigns]

will do

[IvelDesigns]

i had my dad write down any numbers he could see after pulling the wheel. So far all he could see were some numbers on the rotor. Here's what he got:

Min Thick 1.215
3963998
C1191
K-8

i did a quick google search for those numbers, and came back with nothing. There is probably a good chance that he may have mis-read one of those casting numbers.

he's gonna take another look and see if he can find a number on the spindle after dinner

[weav1]

I Have A Stock Set Of Spindels And A Arm I Could Post Pics Tomorrow If U THINK It Would HELP Have U Been To The Lumber Yard Lately

[IvelDesigns]

Originally Posted by weav1

I Have A Stock Set Of Spindels And A Arm I Could Post Pics Tomorrow If U THINK It Would HELP Have U Been To The Lumber Yard Lately

heh, actually, i'll be there in a couple weeks for my brother bachelor party.

if you could just tell me where the part number is on the spindle, that would help.

[weav1]

I Will Look In The Morning

[special-K]

It`s on the knuckle casting,itself.On the back side.

[Tx Firefighter]

I can probably narrow it down for you if you'll answer 3 questions for me:

Are the upper ball joints still riveted in or are they bolted in?

Are the control arm bushings steel screw in or rubber press in?

Approximately how long is the front brake hose?

[IvelDesigns]

ok, so i pulled the rotor and backing plate off and the only number i see is:

481 LH IN

the 8 is hard to read, so it might be a 6.

other than that, i don't see any numbers. I'll take a pic and post it up here shortly.

[IvelDesigns]

pics will come tomorrow... i forgot to bring home the camera.

[IvelDesigns]

ok, here are the pics:

I could really use some help on this since i cannot order my drop spindles until i know what year to get. hopefully someone can help me soon so i can get these ordered this week.

[cabinetguy]

I also am waiting for the answer,as a buddy of mine has a set of dropped spindles that he would like to sell me.I need to know how to tell the difference between 71-72 and 73 and up.

[IvelDesigns]

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[cabinetguy]

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[mnunn454]

I have a 69 that's been retrofitted with 5-lug front disk brakes of unknown origin. I was replacing a master cyl and booster and no parts places listed 5 lug front disk brake setup. After a week of searching, I found one knowlegable Chevy guy that asked me "are the disk brake spindle mounts for the caliper "molded" or "bolted" on? If they're molded, it's 71 or 72. If it's bolted it's a 70. (The reason he needed to know that is because the caliper piston sizes are different, necessitating a different size master cylinder piston diameter. )

From the looks of yours in the pictures above, I'd say yours are 71 or 72, like mine.

[IvelDesigns]

that works for me. I'd love to get a second opinion from someone before ordering my drop spindles.

anyone else have something to add?

[IvelDesigns]

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