Looking for some less altitude for the front of my 53 150. Did a search and came across "Dropped kingpins/spindles on a stovebolt". My question is has anyone else tried flipping the stock spindles? How well does it work. I just ordered the kanter front end rebuild kit so theres no money left for dropped spindles. Thanks Will Vaughan
have not heard of flipping the 53 set up.. splindles and a cut coil is about all I have seen on factory set up
Thanks for the reply Boones. Anyone else heard of this? Flipped spindles,reversed spindles. Will Vaughan
i know the spindle switch side to side thing works for shoebox fords but have no idea about the chevs lol that proly wasnt much of a help was it lol sorry tim
I've looked at the fron end of my '54 a few times wondering the same thing. I can't really see how it could work, and even if you could get it worked out it may only give you half an inch. If I recall corectly, the spindles are pretty much symetrical, so flipping has very little effect other than screwing with your tie rods.
It's been awhile since I had my old 50 delivery apart to chop down the coils but I think the top control arm mounting point and the bottom were different diameters. There were other obstacles preventing the spindle to be flipped like a shoebox ford too.[which I've done] Believe me, if it coulda been done, I'd have done it. I was really into dropping the front of that little chevy and hadda resort to simply cutting the coils and wishing I had the cash for a moostang II.... a dark day, indeed.
Save up for some drop spindles - may have to wait a little while, but it'll be worth it. IMHO Sidenote: a guy came into the shop where I work with a beautiful 53 sedan delivery & wanted to get it aligned because he kept going through front tires. He bought it on eBay from a guy who'd installed an IFS kinda like a mustang II, but not quite the same (Idont know my MII so I can't say for sure). Anyway, whoever did the job really bitched it up 'cause the wheels were cambered in something fierce and the adjustments were maxed out. Not a damned thing I could do for him.
Thanks guys. Anyone have any pictures of stepped arms? I know what you are talking about but things are usually alot easier to pull off with pictures. I know I being a cheapskate but my wife has gone back to school and is not working so my budget is lowwwww. I know dropped spindles would be best but if there is another safe way to get it lower thats what I'm looking for. I would feel comfortable doing the fabbing and welding on stepped arms. Are there any serious drawbacks? Will Vaughan
i see one problem with filpping the spindles -- camber. the kingpin runs through the spindle at an angle. if you mounted the spindle upside down, your wheel would look like it was caving in. ed
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