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ealy vs late spindles question

ealy vs late spindles question

by dickyboy63 » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:43 pm
am in the process of fitting a 4" narrowed beam to my 63 split. i also have dropped spindles but there is a difference between them. as my bus is a 63 i know its a pain in the arse with parts being different.

this is the spindle on my bus
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which i take it is 63 onwards making it a late

and the dropped spindle is this one
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making it an early.

am i right in saying this?

as all my brake components are lates im assuming they will definately not fit the early spindle.
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Re: ealy vs late spindles question

by Gnarly » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:55 pm
And VWJim says..... :wink:
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Re: ealy vs late spindles question

by radish » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:10 pm
Your right you have lates on your bus and the dropped are early.Brakes are different, where did you get the spindles from?
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Re: ealy vs late spindles question

by dickyboy63 » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:22 pm
i thought as much. i got the spindles from a guy on vzi who does them, will just have to get in touch with him and send them back and send mine to, to be made in to dropped spindles.
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Re: ealy vs late spindles question

by vwJim » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:05 pm
Gnarly wrote:And VWJim says..... :wink:
me too late... must try harder next time...
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Re: ealy vs late spindles question

by Rusting Hulk » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:50 pm
Still make sure you get the right ones to fit your beam, you may have early link pins.
Jim am i right in saying there are two types of spindle for 63? what i would call normal 'earlies' and the other being late spindles with 24mm kingpins that use the early link pin size.
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Re: ealy vs late spindles question

by dickyboy63 » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:49 pm
i am sending the ones i bought back to the guy i bought them off and am sending mine with them to have them made into dropped spindles at no extra cost. happy days :D
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Re: ealy vs late spindles question

by vwJim » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:20 pm
Rusting Hulk wrote:Still make sure you get the right ones to fit your beam, you may have early link pins.
Jim am i right in saying there are two types of spindle for 63? what i would call normal 'earlies' and the other being late spindles with 24mm kingpins that use the early link pin size.
Yep, I've come across them a few times. A real pain when you try and match parts.
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Re: ealy vs late spindles question

by dickyboy63 » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:21 pm
vwjim wrote:
Rusting Hulk wrote:Still make sure you get the right ones to fit your beam, you may have early link pins.
Jim am i right in saying there are two types of spindle for 63? what i would call normal 'earlies' and the other being late spindles with 24mm kingpins that use the early link pin size.
Yep, I've come across them a few times. A real pain when you try and match parts.
ye it is a rite pain in the arse especially as i got a 63.
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