Drop Spindles - PST vs. Magnum Force vs. Fatman vs. ?

gregsdart said

Thanks for posting the info on the front spindles and drop spindles, and handling issues. I now know I need to upgrade my 65 Dart to the 10 inch spindles to be reasonably safe, since the car is going to eventually get some serious hp. I have debated on modifying the lower control arms to drop the shock mount( coilovers) an inch for lowering the front, rather than going with dropped spindles.

Click to expand...

Just a bit of a back yard tip.
This I guess is good when ever you pull the front end apart.
Firstly this is not permanent thing it's just to get you to the wheel align joint.
Once you think your done go around the block and get the car on some nice smooth concrete flat.
Climb under behind the front wheel best as you can. Mark the tyre with chalk both wheels half way up. Measure with a tape the distance between both wheels at the rear then front. I would like to see the front about 1/8 to 3/16 narrower than the rear.
If it's more or less by a lot Jack up the car and load the lower arms onto Jack stands so the wheels can spin.
Check again using the chalk marks whilst at the front then rotate the wheels half way and check the rear. If you only did a tie rod on one side adjust that side.
I hope that helps the unknowing. ( in the military that's all a fleet car got for a wheel align)