i got a question about te spindle mounts used on the 1/4 mile cars. the spoked ones that run no front brakes. do u need a speacial set of spindles or will they fit anything. i got a set of round-back 4? spindles. and wanted a set for my project cause it is going to be a 60's style flop topper, 27 T 2-door coupe. T-man
Spindle mounts are usually fit Ford or Anglia spindles. Sometimes Chevy. Round 40 Ford Spindles? Yes, you can find wheels for these.
thanks for the response D.W., now what kind should i look for any particular brand for these ford spindles. just so many questions cause i've never used these before. T-man
American racing & Halibrand made magnesium spindle mounts. Hallcraft still makes spokes I think & Radir makes aluminum ones.
There are lots of threads about spindle mount wheels here. Take a look. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/search.php?searchid=7183891 Larry T
Ford spindles that have been cut the make lite for drag strip only cars,so no round back even shows. I like'm on drag strip only cars,but they have no place on the street with out working diskbrakes added to them. Only a fool runs a car with no front brakes on the street.
don't get me wrong there will 100% be front disc. on them i was just getting the point acrossm of what particular style of whells i was lookin for info. on.
I didn't have anybody stop by the day I put the body on the chassis, so I set it on end....looked pretty cool, so I snapped a couple pictures before I got in the front and lowered it on the chassis by myself! It is in the classified section too....
this car is were my insperantion to build this came from i have prob. 20 diff. photoshops of it and it is the background on my computer. i absolutley LOVE it, put a set of injectors and play with the timin so it breathes fire and i would marry it! T-man
Well, if your gonna run these kind of wheels on the street, look at the new ones that Radir sells, Littleman has them on the front of his truck now...They are set up for brakes....in the long run you will be better off......I say make it a drag car and get them pipes burning and turn up the organ! Oh, and thanks, just someting I threw together to get some more room....can't believe it hasn't sold yet....
hahahaha! and no thank you now i have something to throw money into that i don't have If only i lived closer. T-man
I second that I built a really nice sandrail with spindle mount everyone told me I wouldnt be able to stop it and they were all right it would swap ends real easy .
i actually seen a guy with a 32 rpu with spindle mounts on the front and a blown hemi on the strip have the throttle stick at bout a 1000 and the rear brakes weren't enough to stop it until he hit the traps. and they say run wat u brung is "safe" needless to say it was the first pass. seen it run not to long ago and with front brakes and a chute, hmmmm why now?
The original spindle mount spokes really didn't have enough meat in the hub to mount a rotar. There were guys who tried it, only to have the mounting hardware pull out of the hub. In classes or states that required 4 wheel brakes, often the front calipers and rotors were there but not connected to the master cylinder. My advise is to rethink your plans.
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