Dropped Spindles

[Travis B]

Do a search of our old posts, there has been a lot of discussion on dropped spindles and they create lots of problems!

This is true if you are looking for all out performance you don't want a drop spindle! of course that is not what superior or anyone else that sells them will tell you!

[sinned]

Actually from an engineering point of veiw you want dropped spindles as they allow the CoG to be dropped with changing the FVSA/FRCH. This allows the spring drop to used as it should be and fine tune those numbers. The problem is the all of the dropped spindle builders are forgetting about the steering linkage.

[jy211]

the car is gonna be a weekend driver more than anything else. Would I still run into these issues then? Would a drop spring be a better idea?

[baz67]

the car is gonna be a weekend driver more than anything else. Would I still run into these issues then? Would a drop spring be a better idea?

Yes, springs would be better. You can also get a higher rate for better handling as well.

Dennis, on a first gen you want to change the geometry with springs. The stock geometry sucks on a first gen. By using a dropped spindle you keep the same crappy geomtry. It may be different on A or B bodies, but on early F bodies it is not.

[sinned]

Dennis, on a first gen you want to change the geometry with springs. The stock geometry sucks on a first gen. By using a dropped spindle you keep the same crappy geomtry. It may be different on A or B bodies, but on early F bodies it is not.

All early Chevy chassis' have the same factory ailments and raising the spindle pin has the same impact. You need to raise the spindle pin first than combined with a taller spindle, the "G" mod, taller ball joints, shorter coil springs, or a combinations you can properly "fix" the geometry. If you only use the spring to drop the chassis to an appropriate level the LCA pivot drops below the ball joint center line which ruins the FRCH and RC migration properties.

How does this play out with the B-body spindle conversion on A-bodies?

This has been discussed in detail in other threads. Basically the height of the spindle is near perfect...the problem is with the pin height and the steering arm. The pin height can be worked around; the steering arm cannot and ruins this spindle from the "swap" aspect.

[jy211]

Yes, springs would be better. You can also get a higher rate for better handling as well.

So who makes 2" dropped springs for a 68' camaro with a big block??

[USAZR1]

So who makes 2" dropped springs for a 68' camaro with a big block??

http://www.coilsprings.com/

[jy211]

http://www.coilsprings.com/

3-4 week lead time...

anyone else offer dropped springs?