does anybody make a "lighter weight" spindle that will handle street use?
02-06-2012, 12:15 AM
#1
does anybody make a "lighter weight" spindle that will handle street use? I'm not talking about the lightest possibly... Just something lighter than stock ones...
perhaps a drag racing spindle that has extra bracing to strengthen it for the street somehow?
I'm just in the hunt for ways to lose some weight...and still be safe on the street..
perhaps a drag racing spindle that has extra bracing to strengthen it for the street somehow?
I'm just in the hunt for ways to lose some weight...and still be safe on the street..
02-06-2012, 09:46 AM
#2
I'm not talking about the lightest possibly... Just something lighter than stock ones...
perhaps a drag racing spindle that has extra bracing to strengthen it for the street somehow?
I'm just in the hunt for ways to lose some weight...and still be safe on the street..
perhaps a drag racing spindle that has extra bracing to strengthen it for the street somehow?
I'm just in the hunt for ways to lose some weight...and still be safe on the street..
- Kevin
02-06-2012, 09:55 AM
#3
Chrome moly Tubular K-member and A-Arms, lower and upper....
I have a thread in the drag racing section....My car is a fat bitch...
I actually think I have solved where some of my weight is....but I'm going to try to get serious so I'm looking at the other pieces as well
02-06-2012, 12:23 PM
#5
yeah.. the problem is that the stock spindles while strong, are heavy....
and the lightweight spindles that I can find, are all kind of flimsy and wont hold up to street use on a daily basis.
I've found a video of the Racecraft ones being flexed with a little Human Body weight....not good in my opinion...
I'm already going to switch to a light weight drag brake up front, and I thought maybe I could add a set of lighter spindles while I'm at it...
but maybe not if nobody has built one that will hold up on the street.
02-06-2012, 01:16 PM
#7
yeah.. the problem is that the stock spindles while strong, are heavy....
and the lightweight spindles that I can find, are all kind of flimsy and wont hold up to street use on a daily basis.
I've found a video of the Racecraft ones being flexed with a little Human Body weight....not good in my opinion...
I'm already going to switch to a light weight drag brake up front, and I thought maybe I could add a set of lighter spindles while I'm at it...
but maybe not if nobody has built one that will hold up on the street.
and the lightweight spindles that I can find, are all kind of flimsy and wont hold up to street use on a daily basis.
I've found a video of the Racecraft ones being flexed with a little Human Body weight....not good in my opinion...
I'm already going to switch to a light weight drag brake up front, and I thought maybe I could add a set of lighter spindles while I'm at it...
but maybe not if nobody has built one that will hold up on the street.
There aren't many enthusiasts left here that want to cough up that kind of cash on cars the sell for $6k-$13k. Maybe 10+ years ago, not now.
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02-06-2012, 05:17 PM
#8
yeah.. the problem is that the stock spindles while strong, are heavy....
and the lightweight spindles that I can find, are all kind of flimsy and wont hold up to street use on a daily basis.
I've found a video of the Racecraft ones being flexed with a little Human Body weight....not good in my opinion...
I'm already going to switch to a light weight drag brake up front, and I thought maybe I could add a set of lighter spindles while I'm at it...
but maybe not if nobody has built one that will hold up on the street.
and the lightweight spindles that I can find, are all kind of flimsy and wont hold up to street use on a daily basis.
I've found a video of the Racecraft ones being flexed with a little Human Body weight....not good in my opinion...
I'm already going to switch to a light weight drag brake up front, and I thought maybe I could add a set of lighter spindles while I'm at it...
but maybe not if nobody has built one that will hold up on the street.
02-07-2012, 07:22 AM
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What about using a mill to machine some holes in it?
I would venture to guess the weakest area is where the corners are, so don't remove anything from here, but the large flat area, I would think you could mill some holes and even make it a little more narrow, perhaps. I would also only remove from the middle area, not near the sides, if removing metal all the way through.
I think about stuff like this all the time - where can I mill some material off and save some weight and still keep my stock parts? 1-3 lbs here and there would ad dup over time. Things like seat brackets, pedals, door panels, ect all seem like they could use a little trimming
I would venture to guess the weakest area is where the corners are, so don't remove anything from here, but the large flat area, I would think you could mill some holes and even make it a little more narrow, perhaps. I would also only remove from the middle area, not near the sides, if removing metal all the way through.
I think about stuff like this all the time - where can I mill some material off and save some weight and still keep my stock parts? 1-3 lbs here and there would ad dup over time. Things like seat brackets, pedals, door panels, ect all seem like they could use a little trimming
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