Drop Spindles - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

RWJJR · 06-23-2017, 01:18 PM

I ordered my western chassis drop spindles from Summit, they are on backorder from the factory and have no idea on ship date. Any other options on drop spindles to be able to run factory rally wheels? I have 1" rotors ....

**lolife99** · 06-23-2017, 02:16 PM

Belltech makes a great spindle for the 1" rotors.

RWJJR · 06-23-2017, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolife99

Belltech makes a great spindle for the 1" rotors.

I would love to run the Belltech , but everybody says they wont work with 15" wheels

nacho_73 · 06-23-2017, 04:58 PM

CPP modular spindles is an option?

**lolife99** · 06-23-2017, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWJJR

I would love to run the Belltech , but everybody says they wont work with 15" wheels

Yes they will.
I run them on all my 73-87 trucks.
Using a blanket statement like that is incorrect.
Any 15" wheel with 3.5" backspace will work fine.
Wheels with more require trimming of the lower a-arm.
I've been trimming a-arms since the mid 1980's.
Truck rally wheels have:
15x8 (4" BS)
15x7 (3.625" BS)
15x6.5 van rally's (4" BS)

I always ran 15x7's and 15x8's on my trucks.
But I also trim the lower a-arm on all my trucks that I lower.
(67-87)
Takes 5 minutes per side with an angle grinder and a cut-off wheel.

bbbc10 · 06-24-2017, 12:48 AM

will other spindles your gonna have to grind on the lower control.....

**lolife99** · 06-24-2017, 12:14 PM

Good thread,...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=416186

f.monroe · 06-24-2017, 01:52 PM

Just so you know. I have had Western Chassis 2.5 drop spindles and have never had to trim a lower control arm. I have run 15x8 rallies and they have always cleared. No problems with them at all in my experience.
Frank

RWJJR · 06-24-2017, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.monroe

Just so you know. I have had Western Chassis 2.5 drop spindles and have never had to trim a lower control arm. I have run 15x8 rallies and they have always cleared. No problems with them at all in my experience.
Frank

Thats what I keep hearing , may not even keep the rally wheels, but like having the option to run them without modification. I really dont want to run 7s in the front either.

nacho_73 · 06-25-2017, 12:32 AM

Could you use the western chassis 2,5" drop spindle with 13' brake disc?

06-23-2017, 01:18 PM	#1
RWJJR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: EAST TENNESSEE Posts: 233	Drop Spindles I ordered my western chassis drop spindles from Summit, they are on backorder from the factory and have no idea on ship date. Any other options on drop spindles to be able to run factory rally wheels? I have 1" rotors .... __________________ 1980 Silverado short bed 1993 GMC 1500 LS swap 2006 Lifted Z71 Crew Cab

06-23-2017, 02:16 PM	#2
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,701	Re: Drop Spindles Belltech makes a great spindle for the 1" rotors. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

06-23-2017, 04:58 PM	#4
nacho_73 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Chile Posts: 18	Re: Drop Spindles CPP modular spindles is an option?

06-24-2017, 12:48 AM	#6
bbbc10 Diggin The SquareLife Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: garland,tx Posts: 1,933	Re: Drop Spindles will other spindles your gonna have to grind on the lower control.....

06-24-2017, 12:14 PM	#7
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,701	Re: Drop Spindles Good thread,... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=416186 __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

06-24-2017, 01:52 PM	#8
f.monroe Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Caldwell,Tx. Posts: 3,648	Re: Drop Spindles Just so you know. I have had Western Chassis 2.5 drop spindles and have never had to trim a lower control arm. I have run 15x8 rallies and they have always cleared. No problems with them at all in my experience. Frank __________________ Born and proudly residing in a Red State !

06-25-2017, 12:32 AM	#10
nacho_73 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Chile Posts: 18	Re: Drop Spindles Could you use the western chassis 2,5" drop spindle with 13' brake disc?



Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.