Fabricated A-Body spindle ideas and discussion

360notch said

Just a relared FYI. I don't remember where, but I read where someone did an analysis of a-body roll center for road racing, and concluded the correct spindle height was about a 1" drop, rather than the original spindles or the after market 2" drop spindles.

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Sounds like Bob Reed and his ‘69(?) Barracuda. I have to go back and find the article, or a least I think the info I am thinking about was in an article about his car. I know he was selling modified spindles at one point that were a 1” drop.

I am doubting that he ran a wide tire on his car though. A 17” wheel is limited on BS/offset with the stock spindle, a 1” drop is going to have the same or even more of a limitation with an 18” wheel. Remember that an 18” wheel is only 1/2” further out than a 17” wheel.

The other thing is, he might be using a taller ride height which might work better with his 1” drop spindles.