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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
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Sounds like you already have a good set of spindles. All the parts for the 73-74 Charger should work great for you. These spindles are slightly taller but there's no issue with using them in your application. Just make sure you use a matching master cylinder (for disk brakes) and an adjustable proportioning valve in the rear brake line.
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
[Re: goldduster318]
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01/03/09 10:51 PM
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thanks, a few other quick questions:
can someone school me on the a vs. b vs. e body spindle?
are all b spindles the same? and can a/e interchange with b?
also what years are in play here?
thanks!
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...down to only 1 mopar for the first time in 15 years!
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
[Re: 340duster340]
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01/03/09 10:58 PM
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70/2 B/E spindles and brakes are the same.
73/4 B are different. Taller spindle, larger bearings and different caliper mounting.
73/4 E spindles are the same as 70/2 but have larger bearings.
A body have shorter spindles than B and E.
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
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01/03/09 11:05 PM
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70/2 B/E spindles and brakes are the same.
73/4 B are different. Taller spindle, larger bearings and different caliper mounting.
73/4 E spindles are the same as 70/2 but have larger bearings.
A body have shorter spindles than B and E.
When you say " 73/4 B are different. Taller spindle, larger bearings and different caliper mounting" are you referring to slider vs. pin type caliper mount?
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
[Re: DoctorDiff]
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01/03/09 11:16 PM
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Caliper mount holes are the same on all knuckles. The (tall) knuckles are just swapped left to right on the newer B,F,M,J,R bodies.
So you can just swap sides to have rear mount calipers?
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
[Re: hemi71x]
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01/04/09 01:25 PM
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The 73 spindles are "Taller" if they are from a B body car.
If you use a taller spindle, does it effect wheel size, 14" or 15" or does that only come into play when deciding which size rotor you want to use?
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
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01/04/09 03:07 PM
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If you use a taller spindle, does it effect wheel size, 14" or 15" or does that only come into play when deciding which size rotor you want to use?
You need to use 15 inch wheels if you use the 11 3/4 inch diameter rotors.
Then you would need the larger caliper mounts from the later 70's Cordobas, Magnums, St. Regis, Furys,Chargers, whether they are the pin type, or slider type.
Just depends on what type of caliper that you want to use.
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
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01/04/09 10:23 PM
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So who do we believe on the 73 up B body spindles, I have heard they can be dangerous with an earlier car swap.
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
[Re: mopargem]
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01/05/09 12:36 AM
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So who do we believe on the 73 up B body spindles, I have heard they can be dangerous with an earlier car swap.
I’m going with Richard Ehrenberg’s opinion which is dead set against using the taller spindles on pre-73 B-bodies. Some say it is not necessary, but I rather error on the side of factory suspension geometry than not.
Remember, this is Richard Ehrenberg of the “Green Brick” fame. He knows how to set up a Mopar suspension for performance.
Read more at this Mopar Action Tech article:Disc-O-Tech
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Re: disc brake spindle question - b body
[Re: mopargem]
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01/05/09 02:50 AM
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So who do we believe on the 73 up B body spindles, I have heard they can be dangerous with an earlier car swap.
73 up F,M,J and B are fine for the swap. 
Where did you "hear" it was dangerous? Have you ever actually known of someone having issues with the swap? I havent and neither has anyone I know who has done it or knows someone else who has. You'd think if it was such a dangerous thing it would be well documented with accident reports and such, but its not. Go figure 
I'm working on another brake swap in the shop now, a 74 Satellite disc set-up installed on a 72 Demon 
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