gm metric ride height question

[capricecrank]

i heard somewhere that ford box spindles raise the front of these. if so how much and will ball joints and tierod ends bolt right ups. thanks

[demoboy333]

stock class or mod class? Mod I'd go with astro spindles bolt a arms down. Stock class we just cut rubber stopper an torch off the little lip that the rubber stopper hits an bolt a arm down. Gives you enough height for stock. To much height on a build will put alot of levelage on you frame.

[capricecrank]

cool thanks man it would be for stock class

[STROMI 121]

I have ran box vic spindles on a metric GM. They worked nice. Not sure on the factory balljoint because I usually don't run them. I run afternarket balljoints.

[STROMI 121]

Oct 5, 2014 18:38:43 GMT -5 STROMI 121 said:

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[capricecrank]

nasty looking car .
for a stock show is it worth all the work to put these on...im lookin for more tire clearance and height 

[demoboy333]

All stock couldn't even bolt a arms down so I put coil over shocks on nose with a spacer to gain more then a stock coil over . Bought trophys home all 3 runs. No one cleared my bumper. If rules allow to bolt or chain a arms down I would but remove the rubber stopper an cut the meta tab off also

[rhull1977]

Ford uses a different taper balljoint, so unless you change them the ford spindle doesn't fit properly. Ford has a larger diameter and less taper.

[capricecrank]

ok ill try that with cutting the bracket out . I have always just taken the rubber out never thought to cut that out.

[demoboy333]

Gains u another inch. An if. That height isn't high enough for u swap to astro van spindles. But remember it's stock class an the higher you go the more levelage your putting on you front frame.

[STROMI 121]

I have an astro spindle laying here. I don't see how its going to gain you any height. Untill proven wrong we will just have to agree to disagree.

[demoboy333]

Reason I say the astro spindoes also s10 spindles is because the locals in the hoods that put 20s an that on their gms use them spindles to gain height the cheap way instead of buying the aftermarket stuff to do it. Also there is a pimp my ride show that they do it to a cutlass. Which if u use the g body a arms like few did this year at blizzard bash with astro or s10 spindles who know how high you can actually get the front end never do that. I'm going to be putting a set of Astros on my 85 custom cruiser this year I'll take some measurement of it an pm you the pics an measurements stormi.

[STROMI 121]

Take a picture of the spindles laying next to each other. I could be wrong, but I just don't think theres a difference. Its been a while but I had them on the ground next to each other years ago.

[wwj96]

Are you guys that run these Astro spindles doing any type of welding and bracing to reinforce them any

[demoboy333]

No just welding a arms down