alternate spindles for a speedtech subframe?

[slimjim]

Hi Guys,
Im curious if anyone has any experience fitting Zl1 or ss camaro brembos to a speedtech subframe?
I have just purchased a full speedtech subframe w/o the spindles and a torque arm setup for my 68 camaro. For the purpose of the theme of the car I am planning to install the 14" brembos off of a 2012 ss camaro front and rear.
Now I can install the brembos up front using brackets from lsxconcepts.com, wildwood hubs and ridetech or fatman spindles...My problem is that I have heard rumours these won't fit the speed tech subframe, or may interfere with the coilover?
Saying this I am not opposed to using the tall spindles designed specifically for this subframe, however I was informed when purchasing the kit that these will not allow the brakes to be fitted.

so my options, and therefore questions that need answering are:-
can ridetech/fatman spindles fit on the speed tech subframe without sacrificing anything?
Does anyone know a way to fit brembos to the AFX speedtech spindles?
Any other options?



Ofcourse, I would love to use the speed tech spindles, but the brembos are already purchased along with the rest of the ss camaro parts i'll be installing so I'd like to continue down that path.

[andrewb70]

Hi Guys,
Im curious if anyone has any experience fitting Zl1 or ss camaro brembos to a speedtech subframe?
I have just purchased a full speedtech subframe w/o the spindles and a torque arm setup for my 68 camaro. For the purpose of the theme of the car I am planning to install the 14" brembos off of a 2012 ss camaro front and rear.
Now I can install the brembos up front using brackets from lsxconcepts.com, wildwood hubs and ridetech or fatman spindles...My problem is that I have heard rumours these won't fit the speed tech subframe, or may interfere with the coilover?
Saying this I am not opposed to using the tall spindles designed specifically for this subframe, however I was informed when purchasing the kit that these will not allow the brakes to be fitted.

so my options, and therefore questions that need answering are:-
can ridetech/fatman spindles fit on the speed tech subframe without sacrificing anything?
Does anyone know a way to fit brembos to the AFX speedtech spindles?
Any other options?

Ofcourse, I would love to use the speed tech spindles, but the brembos are already purchased along with the rest of the ss camaro parts i'll be installing so I'd like to continue down that path.

Using spindles that were not designed for the application doesn't seem like a good move. Spindles are complex and there are issues like ball joint angle, steering arm location, and probably 10 others things that I don't even know about.

Use the AFX spindle and get an aftermarket Brembo kit that fits the AFX spindle.

Andrew

[BonzoHansen]

Call speedtech and ask?

[slimjim]

Using spindles that were not designed for the application doesn't seem like a good move. Spindles are complex and there are issues like ball joint angle, steering arm location, and probably 10 others things that I don't even know about.

Use the AFX spindle and get an aftermarket Brembo kit that fits the AFX spindle.

Andrew

yes I would prefer to keep it with the speedtech spindle, I'm sure it will work the best, however they do say it is designed to work with the OEM spindle as well, obviously not as well, But I'd still like to see if someone has done it.

[slimjim]

Call speedtech and ask?

Roger has been more than helpful with the entire process, I highly recommend them, however he doesn't believe it will fit his spindle. They're made for C5 brakes, and none with c5 brakes is crazy enough to do a camaro brake swap

[ChevelleNV]

Roger has been more than helpful with the entire process, I highly recommend them, however he doesn't believe it will fit his spindle. They're made for C5 brakes, and none with c5 brakes is crazy enough to do a camaro brake swap

Curios what speedtech's recommendation was for spindle/control arms for the sub-frame so you could run the stock style spindle? I know I've seen pictures of stock style type spindles on them. but have personally never looked into them..

[slimjim]

Curios what speedtech's recommendation was for spindle/control arms for the sub-frame so you could run the stock style spindle? I know I've seen pictures of stock style type spindles on them. but have personally never looked into them..

Well I Suppose we'll find out soon enough, lets hope it isn't an expensive error, I'm sure the setup we're building now will be very easy to sell on to someone with a stock subframe should it not work/ sacrifice any handling and/or steering..