Spindles
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Spindles
I just acquired a super nice 64 F100.
I want 5x4.5 front disc brakes.
I only find kits for 48-56 F100s in 5x4.5.
If I mill a 48-56 spindle to accept a .859 in kingpin will it bolt to my 64 axle and steering?
My truck has a 57 rear end and I have a set of 65 Mustang axles for it, so I just need to figure out the fronts.
Thanks
I want 5x4.5 front disc brakes.
I only find kits for 48-56 F100s in 5x4.5.
If I mill a 48-56 spindle to accept a .859 in kingpin will it bolt to my 64 axle and steering?
My truck has a 57 rear end and I have a set of 65 Mustang axles for it, so I just need to figure out the fronts.
Thanks
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I don't know with any authority about a 64, but I suspect there would be more involved than just reboring the king pins, like king pin inclination, spindle boss location and spacing, steering geometry. If no one makes a kit with your desired spacing for your truck and you must have disk brakes, seems it would be a lot easier to use a kit with a different spacing and redrill the hubs and hats to the desired lug spacing, or use adapter spacers to change the pattern.
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Redrilling is probably the easiest route.
You never know, the spindles may be a direct swap and with the number of front clips going under these trucks there are plenty of them around.
5x4.5 has a lot more wheel options than 5x5.5.
You never know, the spindles may be a direct swap and with the number of front clips going under these trucks there are plenty of them around.
5x4.5 has a lot more wheel options than 5x5.5.
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