how big of a job is installing dropped spindels can a weekend warrior install special tools? can you run stock brakes are they very expensive
it took me about 6 hours to install my drop spindles. it was my first time & i was taking it easy. it could be faster or slower depending on your mood.
use your original kingpin carrier, purchase a king & link pin rebuild kit and drop spindles and have at 'er.
i did it the primative way and the tools i used were a bench vise, bfh (big fu@$ing hammer), various sizes of sockets to use as drifts for the kingpin & linkpin bushings, and a few rachet extentions. primative, yes, and i ended up mushrooming one of my sockets, but it all went together and the front end has been tight ever since. lubing up the new bushings helps with the insertion (dont take that the wrong way)
. you also want to line up the grease holes in the kingpin carrier with the holes in the bushings for adequate lubrication. you may need some heat when removing the old kingpin, kingpin bushings, and linkpin bushings. you need to measure the offset of your torsion arms and use the shim guide so you can pack the shims on either side of the linkpin to set camber.
you will also need to ream the new kingpin bushings after they are installed in the carrier and before you drive the kingpin through the spindle & carrier.
i like stopping, but i drive slower than my grandma & the car only has a 1600dp in it so i'm sticking with drum brakes all around. any larger motored car (1776, 1835, 1914, 2L....) should have disc brakes imho.
like 1976bus has said, decide what brakes you want to run before you purchase your spindles.
