I found out from a gentleman last night that the 92-96 spindles will work. Just seemed weird that they dont sell drop spindles for 77-90 if they are the same as the 92-96. May be because the 77-90s had the 10.4 inch brakes except the heavy duty models. Kind of pricey at $411 from summit but thats what ill be running instead of drop springs. Thanks for all the help.
12" brake - drop spindle?
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StreetBu said:
That makes sense. The Wagons had 12" rotors, just like the Imp SS. The rotors for the 12" B-body & the 1LE F-body are a swap. I initially had the B-body rotors as they were a LOT cheaper. I completely forgot that the 5 on 5 bolt pattern wouldn't work.
AFAIK, the 12" B-body & 1LE F-body rotors are the same other than bolt pattern.Tommy
Well I got it done. The 92-96 Caprice spindles work. Same ball joints and tie rods as the 78-87 A and G body's. I used 1LE rotors. Drop spindles are pricey at $411 but I got a complete used setup from a gentleman. dancin_banana.gif
OK next problem. It is all on and as stated by someone else. I have way to much camber. I called one of the suppliers I use for stock car arms and he said he doesnt make one that will work. The Hotchkis arms are over $700. Does anyone know what length control arm I need or if there is another supplier out there that is cheaper. Stock arms are 8 inches and the stock car arms come in 8 inch or longer but he will make any length I want but he is worried about the ball joints binding. #-o
I HIGHLY suggest either the Hotchkis or Global West arms. I've heard of people using arms for dirt cars from speedwaymotors.com, but not positive which ones, and they arent "curved" just straight so they will hit on the frame when you lift the car up or go over a big bump...Your decision.
The speedway arms are NOT meant for the street-they are for dirt cars and the metal is not as high tensile strengthwise. Anybody who does these swaps (of which I have done a lot) needs to realize that buying aftermarket arms are a must. This swap has to be looked at as a $1000 upgrade overall no matter how you look at it. I prefer Hotchkis only because they were the first out on the market and I have never had issues with them. There is talk about bumpsteer issues but from my experience, it is unfounded. However, I incorporate other areas of improvement whenn I do these swaps which include a quick ratio gearbox, shorter/heavier load rate front springs, shorter anti-sway bar links, bigger anti-roll bar, adjustable front shocks, 17-18 inch rubber all around and new poly bushings in the lower a-arms. If you look at it from a total system approach, you'll see a much more dramatic change in the way the car handles. I spend a lot of time on handling tho so for me it's fun!
I picked up a set of hotchkis arms. My swap is done. One note to everyone. Use the brake hose brackets on the frame from a B body and the lines will work fine. I could not get the lines to work with my G body brackets.
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