Disk brake conversion - Stabilizer bolts close to spindle

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July 20th, 2014 | 05:28 PM

c-towndave

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Disk brake conversion - Stabilizer bolts close to spindle

I am getting the front end back together and am doing an after-market disk brake conversion at the same time. After getting things in place I now see that the stabilizer bolts come very close to the new disk brake spindle (see photos).It is not as bad on the RH side, but still kind of close. Is this something that I need to be concerned about and is there an adjustment that I can make to reduce the chance of interference?Right now the car has jack stands under the frame, so the front end is not under load.
Help/insight appreciated.

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Dave

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July 20th, 2014 | 05:47 PM

brddg

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Face the screw the other direction or get a shorter end link. I've had that issue before as I'm sure many here have. And don't forget the cotter pin on the upper balljoint!

July 20th, 2014 | 06:24 PM

oldscutty

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From: Brandon SD

I just did the same thing. Do not fret once you put engine and tranny weight down on it you will see that gap increases to 3 inches roughly. Also I would put the bolt head on top.

Last edited by oldscutty; July 20th, 2014 at 06:26 PM. Reason: misspoken