L&H Kustoms Tall Spindles on a First Gen

[LM7_67]

Since I've been getting into autocrossing more and I wanted to improve the geometry of my suspension, I decided to try out the L&H Kustoms tall spindles. These should help maintain the contact patch around corners.

Here you can see the billet spindles. They definitely look like a solid piece.


Here's what I started with. Nothing special, just generic 11" factory-style discs.


In order to get the caliper bracket to fit the new spindle, a ridge on the back side of the bracket needs to be ground down. This shows approximately how much the hole is off pre-grinding.


Old stuff out of the way...


At ride height, the ball joint doesn't exhibit any extreme angles even with stock control arms so they should work.


Coming together...


Everything back together. I had to grind the steering arm quite a bit so it would fit around the larger spindle. After an alignment, it was ready to drive.





After a few days of city driving, there was no decrease in ride quality. I'll be autocrossing at GoodGuys Del Mar this weekend to see how much they improve lateral grip. I'll keep y'all updated!

[L & H Kustoms]

Tom Thanks for the nice right up I am sure you are gonna enjoy the benefits of the tall spindle. How did you do at Del Mar in the autocross?

[LM7_67]

Tom Thanks for the nice write up I am sure you are gonna enjoy the benefits of the tall spindle. How did you do at Del Mar in the autocross?

I did alright, about as far behind the leaders as I usually am. I borrowed some BFGs to try for the weekend and they have a totally different (worse) feel from my Michelins so it took me several laps to find the new limit.

[LM7_67]

just a quick update, I went on a cruise to northern AZ last weekend and I was able to keep up with the 4th gen Camaros and Firebirds through the twisties. on a couple curves that I took just a little too fast, the rear end stepped out a little instead of the front pushing. definitely a nice change.

[ArtosDracon]

That picture really shows just how much the Maro's have grown over the years, it's really too bad too.

[BMR Tech]

That picture really shows just how much the Maro's have grown over the years, it's really too bad too.

...and the Fifth gen is bigger yet!

[68Formula]

just a quick update, I went on a cruise to northern AZ last weekend and I was able to keep up with the 4th gen Camaros and Firebirds through the twisties. on a couple curves that I took just a little too fast, the rear end stepped out a little instead of the front pushing. definitely a nice change.

Time for a bigger front bar!