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06-15-2020 #1Registered User
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Dropped spindle clearance issues - steering rod ends
Guys,
I have a 69' Camaro front clip in a 51' Mercury with DSE lower arms, DSE 2" drop springs and 2" dropped "tall" spindles with an 18x7 Coys wheel. Here is my issue, because the spindle is dropped, the steering rod end is now 2" lower than it normally would be. This puts the rod end right at the edge of the wheel, roughly 1/4 from the rim on a 4.25 backspace. The car is not a Camaro and i have fender rubbing issues on the outer fender. I have a ton of room to go to a deeper backspace framewise, but because of the dropped spindle that rod end is right on the edge of the wheel, instead of "within" the diameter of the rim where it would normally be. Even a 20" wheel has clearance issues. Rather than the obvious, "go back to stock height spindles", is there any way to get around this? Flipping the rod ends doesn't get enough clearance either. Anyone have this issue with dropped spindles before?
thanks!
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06-16-2020 #2