Hey everyone, I am new here but I was wondering if anyone would be able to run me on to a set of front lowering spindles for a 1961 dynamic 88, if such a thing even exists. (I was reading somewhere that a similar vintage elcamino drop spindle might work)

Any leads would be great,

JW

 

Figured I'd bring this back up... any insights?

 

Shockwave airbags from a 90's vintage Chevy truck work.

 

Uh, not sure how this relates to the OP's question about SPINDLES...

Back to the original question, Fat Man Fabrications sells lowering spindles for your car.

http://www.fatmanfabrications.co/pro...pped-spindles/

Yes, they are $620 a pair. If there was a lower cost option (like El Co spindles) these wouldn't be priced so high. Chevy suspensions and frames are completely different from Olds suspensions in these years. Nothing interchanges.

 

The reason the Fat Man spindles cost so much is because they're entirely fabricated. Cut from plate steel and welded together with a machined steel spindle (likely turned from a solid piece of bar stock). That is a much more labor-intensive process than pouring a cast-iron piece like most factory and common aftermarket spindles. But because of the small market for them, making cast parts isn't practical. The development cost would outweigh the potential sales.

 

Actually, spindles are typically forged for strength. Building forging dies and having the parts forged in a press is even more costly than casting.

 

That could be on some, but I know the factory spindles on my Omega are cast. Very soft material with sharp parting lines and casting numbers. I just had to modify them (cut/grind/drill/tap) to mount Wilwood 4-piston disc brakes. I was originally going to use dropped spindles from CPP, those were cast iron too. Instead, I ended up using tubular control arms with a built-in 1.5" drop as well as 1" per side narrowed.