spindles fit A, B and E body??? Is that right?
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I was looking at getting a new set of spindles as mine might be worn (if I can get the servvice limits for the spindle, i'll know for sure.
Lots of people are selling spindles that they say are based on a 73 and up but will fit all A B and E bodies. Whats the deal with these? They say the spindle uses a larger inner bearing but that the original disk will work??? or am i missing something- the bearing sits in the hub of the disk...
but im leery cause I thought thought the spindles were different.
Anyone know if these spindles are the same for all three or is the spindle for sale a mutant that they made to fit all three (but isnt really correct)
has anyone tried these and found them to work on an ebody? I suppose the caliper bracket is needed because of the design change on the spindle???
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
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Re: spindles fit A, B and E body??? Is that right?
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my problem is that a lot of them seem to claim these are an exact fit- except a few do say they use a slider caliper. if you look at http://www.mbmbrakeboosters.com/vmchk/Spindles/Mopar-B-E-Body-Spindles-with-Caliper-Brackets.html it shows a slider caliper bracket (at least it looks like one to me). verses the ebody bracket that uses a Pin and rubber busings (I dont have a picture of the bracket on my car but the calipers look like those calipers dont look like they fit the brackets in the above picture
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
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Re: spindles fit A, B and E body??? Is that right?
[Re: RobX4406]
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thats what im saying. i called the manufacturing of these new spindles and asked "um, they dont look like pin style brackets. Are you SURE they are exact as original?" and the answers was "Um, yup"
but i still dont believe. I dont want to change it all up with new calipers. heck, I dont even know if i need new spindles. I am just trying to get rid of some freeplay I am seeing. Maybe the new bearings will cure that. we'll see
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
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Re: spindles fit A, B and E body??? Is that right?
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Just sell that E body bucket o'bolts and buy a real car... an A body! Those spindles they sell are likely the taller late B - FMJ's. The taller spindle isn't going to hurt anything, been doing those conversions for a long time and never had an "overangled" ball joint yet. A buddy did the math on the angle change and it was minimal, like 3* or less. They should use the same balljoints you currently have on the car.
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Re: spindles fit A, B and E body??? Is that right?
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I spoke to a guy that sells reproduction spindles. he says these are exactly like the originals and take the original style disk with the original sized bearing and seal. I guess i will try them out.... this is the guy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...010431005986420
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
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