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**robnolimit** · 11-23-2010, 04:34 PM

There are a lot of spindles to think about if your starting from scratch. Weight, height, steering arm, and basic geometry are all factors. The truck spindles are pretty heavy, and the steering arm isn't so hot. To me, "unsprung" weight is a big deal. Also the type of brake set up is something th think about. Vette and dropped Tri-5 are pretty nice, but both rely on an inverted lower ball joint, which can make dialing in the RC a bit more difficult. Fatman's 'tall' A-body spindle is nice, good brake options a,d a bolt-on steering arm, but I'm not sure if they have it in a 'dropped' format. The nice thing about a bolt-on steering arm is that you can fab an arm that sets the acreman perfect for your truck.

11-23-2010, 04:34 PM	#218
robnolimit Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dandridge, Tn. USA Posts: 2,226	Re: Make it handle There are a lot of spindles to think about if your starting from scratch. Weight, height, steering arm, and basic geometry are all factors. The truck spindles are pretty heavy, and the steering arm isn't so hot. To me, "unsprung" weight is a big deal. Also the type of brake set up is something th think about. Vette and dropped Tri-5 are pretty nice, but both rely on an inverted lower ball joint, which can make dialing in the RC a bit more difficult. Fatman's 'tall' A-body spindle is nice, good brake options a,d a bolt-on steering arm, but I'm not sure if they have it in a 'dropped' format. The nice thing about a bolt-on steering arm is that you can fab an arm that sets the acreman perfect for your truck.