Thread: Help Identifying Spindles

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OK, I could not post for a while, but Brent has fixed it. Roger you are exactly right. I got in touch with the original builder and he told me he got the spindles from Fatman 12-13 years ago. Apparently their solution for dropped spindles for 68-72 Novas was to take dropped spindles for the metric S-10 or G-Series GM cars and ream out the ball joint and tie rod holes so they would fit the SAE measurements. Clearly they had not worked out the lower control arm and tie rod relationships. So what I have now are suitable for door stops or maybe wheel chocks. They wont work on the S-10s because the holes are reamed and they wont work properly on a Nova or Camaro. At least I do have some good S-10 or G Series rotors and calipers that someone will be able to use.

Here are pictures of the new spindles and brakes:




Compared to the old set up




Thanks again to all who responded. A great reminder of the helpful people on this site!

Pat