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Old 04-27-2007, 12:17 AM
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Default Light Weight LS1 Spindle?
Does anyone offer one? And I'd prefer that it be streetable...

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Old 04-27-2007, 02:51 AM
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+1 for me too
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john.....

If you get me those ls1 spindles i have an idea!!!!!
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theyre sitting in my garage......
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dont some people hole saw the stock ones
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
dont some people hole saw the stock ones
wtf can you? id think grind them down some MAYBE...but holesaw theres nothing there anyways

some1 should make some out of aluminum
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ive seen pics the hole saw the center out like 5 holes
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
ive seen pics the hole saw the center out like 5 holes

Where?
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Hey guys. The spindles (steering knuckles) are probably the most vital parts of your car. They are strong and heavy for good reason. Please don't drill holes in them.
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i think it was on here btu cant find the pic but someone took a hole saw and put a few holes in it looked really nice but not shure how strong it was
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doesn't strange include part of the front hub with their race front brake kit?
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They really arent THAT heavy, if you do race brakes you can cut quite a bit away. Whitey fron W2W had some he was selling a while back that had holes in them cut somehow. I would only do that on a dedicated track car, AJE sells fabricated drop spindles, dont knoe how much lighter then the stockers they are. They also sell a front strut conversion which would be the lightest I would imagine but it aint cheap..
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cutting spindels sounds like your too desperate..next thing some1 is going to be cutting holes in axles...
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Originally Posted by daniel6718
cutting spindels sounds like your too desperate..next thing some1 is going to be cutting holes in axles...
That's called GUN DRILLED - and is done !!!

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Navy David SS u got a \PM
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Originally Posted by Navy David SS
That's called GUN DRILLED - and is done !!!

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lol is that what that means really? i always wondered...
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lol, the gun drilling doesn't leave holes on the outside man....think about it for a second

I realize the stock ones are heavy for good reason, I just wondered if anyone made one lighter....Seems like it could be a good addition in a dedicated (or mostly dedicated) track car that already has all the other front end odds and ends...

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AJE stuff

$999

http://www.ajeracing.com/images/4thgen2_s.jpg
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Originally Posted by TARZAN
lol, the gun drilling doesn't leave holes on the outside man....think about it for a second

-Will

Sure it does. On the end

Down and dirty: gun drilled - they take out a part of the center of the axel; than its hardened. Lighter and supposedly stronger. We'll see this summer.

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I have the gun drilled axles, cant tell you how much lighter they are but it sounded good when I bought the rear. lol
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