drop spindle question

[J A Red]

So I got my drop spindles in the mail the other day and have a question. Do you need to ream out the hole in the spindle that the king pin sits in, like you do to the brass bushings in the knuckle? After doing a little test fitting, they seem really tight.

[Richard Kuczko]

Dude I went through the same problem.  But no.  I did have to file that tiny pin that the washer/spacer sits on.  Because it was too high.   Also even the smallest burr makes a difference.   Slide the pin in each piece  seperate and make sure they slide.  And doing it you will see what it could be.  I even found that my washer did not line up perfectly over the spindals hole and just had to widen out the hole a tiny bit.  About a 1/16". 

[Richard Kuczko]

And I mean file the washer not the drop spindals

[J A Red]

I didn't think so, but i'm guessing thats what you get from aftermarket parts. I'll have to get the gauge out and take some measurements.

[Richard Kuczko]

Most likely it's that washer that doesn't line up because of the pin that holds it.   It seemed to only happen on my drivers side spindle only. Let me know if that was the same on yours

[J A Red]

Will do. Its the drivers side that I'm doing right now as well.

[J A Red]

So I figured out the issue. The new driver side spindle had a slightly different measurement then the original (heightwise where the king pin passes thru the spindle) close to 0.35mm too big.

That and a couple more small clearancing issues and they fit and work just fine.

[Richard Kuczko]

Cool good to hear.   Hope passenger goes together quicker