TopBanana72
Well-Known Member
OK, I am proceeding on the front end rebuild and ran into yet another snag. Early on, I decided to replace the spindles with new ones, so ordered a pair from Dr. Diff. But when I go to finish the job by putting the rotor on, this spindle is too thick. About 1.36'" verses the old 1.24".
Now what? The Dr. Diff description says specifically: Reproduction forged steel disc brake knuckles fit '62-'72 B-bodies, '70-'74 E-bodies and '67-'76 A-bodies.* There is some caveats mentioned about A bodies, but no other caveats about B bodies.
https://www.doctordiff.com/reproduction-disc-brake-knuckles.html
So I am gathering that these are really 73 and up spindles "designed" to fit the 62-72 b bodies. Other similar ones I saw on other sites mentioned you must use 73 rotors with these. Another seller said you must run 15" wheels (I only have 14's).
As a side note, my original caliper brackets bolt on OK and I didn't have any problems connecting the upper A arm or lower ball joint.
Does anyone know what the full story with this is? Any suggestions? I still have the original spindles I could clean up and use if need be.
Now what? The Dr. Diff description says specifically: Reproduction forged steel disc brake knuckles fit '62-'72 B-bodies, '70-'74 E-bodies and '67-'76 A-bodies.* There is some caveats mentioned about A bodies, but no other caveats about B bodies.
https://www.doctordiff.com/reproduction-disc-brake-knuckles.html
So I am gathering that these are really 73 and up spindles "designed" to fit the 62-72 b bodies. Other similar ones I saw on other sites mentioned you must use 73 rotors with these. Another seller said you must run 15" wheels (I only have 14's).
As a side note, my original caliper brackets bolt on OK and I didn't have any problems connecting the upper A arm or lower ball joint.
Does anyone know what the full story with this is? Any suggestions? I still have the original spindles I could clean up and use if need be.