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08-27-2023, 09:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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2" drop spindles...or not
Finally got the '53 on the road, Mustang II builder kit on the front end with 2" drop spindles....just a little too low for my taste. Will a change to stock height spindles raise it 2"...or more? The truck has about 700 miles on it so the springs should be relaxed.
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08-27-2023, 09:33 PM
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Location: Motown
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Re: 2" drop spindles...or not
I try to talk people out of dropped spindles for that reason. My mustII springs didn't settle out for a couple years and 2 long haul Hot Rod Power Tours. Dragging metal on driveway and gas station aprons isn't a good sound
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08-27-2023, 10:35 PM
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Re: 2" drop spindles...or not
By al rights and regulations it should.
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08-29-2023, 06:23 PM
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Re: 2" drop spindles...or not
Too low? That's like saying "my girlfriend is too pretty"
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08-29-2023, 06:46 PM
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Re: 2" drop spindles...or not
I present for your consideration an example of too low
you can find your own examples of too pretty |
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08-29-2023, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Re: 2" drop spindles...or not
If a little bit is good, and more is better, then too much must be just right.
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08-30-2023, 09:57 AM
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Re: 2" drop spindles...or not
I used 2" drop spindles and I like the stance and ride, although, if you are running a big block might be a consideration to think about
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08-30-2023, 11:15 AM
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Re: 2" drop spindles...or not
Quote:
a lot of peoples here think their trucks are too pretty to drive  it's like not having sex with your pretty wife, saving her for the next guy we know who you are and yeah you know who you are too
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09-03-2023, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: calgary alberta
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Re: 2" drop spindles...or not
maybe you could find out what the spindles were from and find a used set to try out for the cheaper option, or just bite the bullet and get a new set of standard spindles that fit your application.
like ogre says though, some springs take awhile to get their set. curious, do your lower control arms sit level at ride height? |
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