Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
I have a set of spindles that have been ground to remove that radius where the bearing lays, and it is a very small amount taken off. Almost unnoticable.

One thing I will add is that I see folks asking all the time if they can put these F 1 or F 100 brakes on and run Buick finned drums. The answer is NO, they are 11 inch, and the Buicks and early Ford are 12.

Don
This sounds like a good approach. I could machine the radius on the spindle smaller so as to clear what radius the bearing has. It would be important to not make the corner square as this is a stressed area.