For the guys that put corvette spindles on their cars...
tramminc said
Aug 26, 2011
1965 -82, spindles stick out at the bottom by a 1/2 inch more that the 1968 spindles, so i questing the also bring the wheel more outward?
-- Edited by tramminc on Friday 26th of August 2011 10:47:00 PM
luischamba said
Feb 20, 2012
about to do switch on 1965 parisienne do i need to change something or will aligment fix issue have pontiac rallys rim 15 in
cdnpont said
Feb 20, 2012
Ray, I see your car is a 68 Catalina, are you trying to put C3 spindles on the USA suspension? Could this account for the said difference?
Here's a picture below that could be a clue. 65 Impala above a 63 USA Pontiac. Aside from a smaller dia spindle (65-68) and a taller upper brake backing plate mounting boss, the rusty Impala spindle looks identical to any 65-82 C3 spindle.
And to my eye it does look about .5" more offset from the lower ball joint to spindle flat than the Pontiac part. Mind you, it is a 63 Pontiac part.
So the Impala spindle used in the USA car might just increase overall track width. Which is actually a good thing overall for handling.
But the better bet is to just use a late 60's USA B body spindle and single piston disc brake setup on your 68 USA car. It would assure the correct geometry.
Cheers, Mark
-- Edited by cdnpont on Monday 20th of February 2012 03:54:18 PM
65wagon said
Feb 20, 2012
so you wana stop, ill be following along ill be doing this next on the wagon whole front end needs replacing
rarechev said
Feb 20, 2012
why change the spindles, re: the sticky before this page.
rebelrouser said
Feb 21, 2012
I put C3 spindles on my car('66 'Chief),without any troubles, and truthfully they went on true and the car hasn't needed a wheel alignment.It doesn't pull at all and after approx. 1200 miles my tires are showing minimal wear.So as cdnpont has pointed out,the difference must be on our American cousin B body cars.The '65-'68 "B" body spindle share the same part # as the C3 spindle.I have done alot of homework before I went ahead and did the swap. It takes longer to change the lower ball joints than to change spindles. Well worth the time/expense. The stopping power is incredible-I also have C3 brakes on the rear as well.Now that's a different story........
1965 -82, spindles stick out at the bottom by a 1/2 inch more that the 1968 spindles, so i questing the also bring the wheel more outward?
-- Edited by tramminc on Friday 26th of August 2011 10:47:00 PM
Ray, I see your car is a 68 Catalina, are you trying to put C3 spindles on the USA suspension? Could this account for the said difference?
Here's a picture below that could be a clue. 65 Impala above a 63 USA Pontiac. Aside from a smaller dia spindle (65-68) and a taller upper brake backing plate mounting boss, the rusty Impala spindle looks identical to any 65-82 C3 spindle.
And to my eye it does look about .5" more offset from the lower ball joint to spindle flat than the Pontiac part. Mind you, it is a 63 Pontiac part.
So the Impala spindle used in the USA car might just increase overall track width. Which is actually a good thing overall for handling.
But the better bet is to just use a late 60's USA B body spindle and single piston disc brake setup on your 68 USA car. It would assure the correct geometry.
Cheers, Mark
-- Edited by cdnpont on Monday 20th of February 2012 03:54:18 PM
so you wana stop, ill be following along ill be doing this next on the wagon whole front end needs replacing