Please help identify these drop spindles - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

brossow · 10-16-2007, 05:11 PM

Picked up these drop spindles back in 2004 and intended them to go on my '64 C10. I'm going to repurpose them for use on my '72 instead. Problem is I can't remember which vendor they came from originally. (I bought them secondhand from someone else and now I can't remember what he told me.) Does anyone recognize them? I need to know (I think) so I can be sure to buy the correct ball joints when the time comes (and maybe for other reasons as well).

I can get more pictures if necessary. These are just a couple I had access to from work that showed the markings on the spindles, which simply say "C-10 RH" and "C-10 LH" and the back side of a spindle.

Thanks in advance!

Brent

LayFrame72 · 10-17-2007, 02:37 PM

Looks like my Early Classic Enterprise ones, But of course ECE would be stamped somewhere on there

brossow · 10-17-2007, 03:09 PM

Just checked ECE's site and they do look identical minus the "Early Classic" logo. I'm sure they're made by the same company and just have the logo added for ECE.

Checking ECE's website revealed a problem in my plan, unfortunately, and that's that the spindles are apparently different '63-70 and '71-2.

EDIT: FWIW, The spindles on CPP's site look exactly the same, too, with the addition of the CPP logo. They're all coming out of the same place, I'm sure.

Rc 415 · 10-17-2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by brossow

Just checked ECE's site and they do look identical minus the "Early Classic" logo. I'm sure they're made by the same company and just have the logo added for ECE.

Checking ECE's website revealed a problem in my plan, unfortunately, and that's that the spindles are apparently different '63-70 and '71-2.

the difference would be drum and disc brakes wouldnt it?

brossow · 10-17-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rc 415

the difference would be drum and disc brakes wouldnt it?

No, because the drop spindles are all for disc brakes.

**john** · 10-17-2007, 08:03 PM

ECE and ECE have adapter sleeves for tie rods. Lets you use 71-72 on one end and 70 down on the other. Then just use the older ball joints to fit your spindles. That is assuming the wheel bearings are the same.

brossow · 10-17-2007, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by john

ECE and ECE have adapter sleeves for tie rods. Lets you use 71-72 on one end and 70 down on the other. Then just use the older ball joints to fit your spindles. That is assuming the wheel bearings are the same.

Thanks for this info!

stefan · 10-19-2007, 11:17 PM

their chassis tech i had the same set on my 72,there made for 73-87 and they suck they break very easy,or so ive been told.

**N2TRUX** · 10-20-2007, 01:27 AM

So your assuming that just because they look like the ones that ECE and CPP sell they are the same quality? That's a bit naive isn't it. Every set of spindles I have ever bought from a reputable company had a name or logo cast in them.

If they truly are AIM/Chassis Tech then I would.....ahhh never mind, I can see you aren't interested in our opinion.

brossow · 10-21-2007, 04:47 PM

Okay, it's sprinkling again so I decided to go through the email I archived to CD a couple years ago to see what I could find. Found the email I got back from the guy I bought the spindles from back in November '04. Maybe this'll clear things up once and for all:

> Saw your ad for the truck parts. Can you tell me if you still have the
> drop spindles? Any more details? Why you're selling? Thanks!
>
> Brent

I'm selling this stuff cuz I sold my project truck and dont need these parts that were left over. I still have the spindles, i got them from early classic a year or two ago. They were on my 65 but I never drove it. Took them off before i sold it and put it back to stock. theres some surface rust but it ain't bad & would clean up fine. If you want them let me knpw and i'll make u a deal. I need to get this stuff sold b4 winter really hits.................... Dave

So they're ECE spindles after all. Must have been made before they started putting their logo on. Guess I could have saved some hassle and hard feelings if I would have thought to look in my old email. Guess that's why I archived it in the first place, just in case I ever needed it again....

stefan · 10-21-2007, 09:13 PM

not sure who in2trux is calling nieve but i have a set of ece spindles and they say ece and i know for sure those are chassis techs because i have a pair and i cant give them away i had chassis techs on a toyota and they broke on it and my buddy got one for a c-10 and it busted iwas told by a guy on ebay that he had a set of djm spindles for sale and guess what they came and were chassis tech and the spindles in the pic are identical to them.

**N2TRUX** · 10-21-2007, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by stefan

not sure who in2trux is calling naive.....

That was directed to brossow but he deleted the post that it referred to.

He answered his own question.....

10-16-2007, 05:11 PM	#1
brossow Amateur Rust Fighter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mankato, MN Posts: 1,087	Please help identify these drop spindles Picked up these drop spindles back in 2004 and intended them to go on my '64 C10. I'm going to repurpose them for use on my '72 instead. Problem is I can't remember which vendor they came from originally. (I bought them secondhand from someone else and now I can't remember what he told me.) Does anyone recognize them? I need to know (I think) so I can be sure to buy the correct ball joints when the time comes (and maybe for other reasons as well). I can get more pictures if necessary. These are just a couple I had access to from work that showed the markings on the spindles, which simply say "C-10 RH" and "C-10 LH" and the back side of a spindle. Thanks in advance! Brent Attached Images __________________ Brent '72 Chevy SWB stepside - [ Build Thread ] '79 ChevMC SWB fleetside - [ Build Thread ] '64 Chevy SWB fleetside & '66 Chevy SWB stepside (waiting in the wings...) Last edited by brossow; 10-21-2007 at 10:11 PM. Reason: Added another pic

10-17-2007, 02:37 PM	#2
LayFrame72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Locust Grove, VA Posts: 49	Re: Please help identify these drop spindles Looks like my Early Classic Enterprise ones, But of course ECE would be stamped somewhere on there

10-17-2007, 03:09 PM	#3
brossow Amateur Rust Fighter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mankato, MN Posts: 1,087	Re: Please help identify these drop spindles Just checked ECE's site and they do look identical minus the "Early Classic" logo. I'm sure they're made by the same company and just have the logo added for ECE. Checking ECE's website revealed a problem in my plan, unfortunately, and that's that the spindles are apparently different '63-70 and '71-2. EDIT: FWIW, The spindles on CPP's site look exactly the same, too, with the addition of the CPP logo. They're all coming out of the same place, I'm sure. __________________ Brent '72 Chevy SWB stepside - [ Build Thread ] '79 ChevMC SWB fleetside - [ Build Thread ] '64 Chevy SWB fleetside & '66 Chevy SWB stepside (waiting in the wings...) Last edited by brossow; 10-17-2007 at 06:10 PM. Reason: Added CPP info

10-17-2007, 08:03 PM	#6
john member #16 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Yuba City Ca. Posts: 3,618	Re: Please help identify these drop spindles ECE and ECE have adapter sleeves for tie rods. Lets you use 71-72 on one end and 70 down on the other. Then just use the older ball joints to fit your spindles. That is assuming the wheel bearings are the same. __________________ john http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showgroups.php board vendors http://www.flickr.com/photos/1745471...7602865984234/ Last edited by john; 10-17-2007 at 08:04 PM.

10-19-2007, 11:17 PM	#8
stefan New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: texas Posts: 118	Re: Please help identify these drop spindles their chassis tech i had the same set on my 72,there made for 73-87 and they suck they break very easy,or so ive been told.

10-20-2007, 01:27 AM	#9
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: Please help identify these drop spindles So your assuming that just because they look like the ones that ECE and CPP sell they are the same quality? That's a bit naive isn't it. Every set of spindles I have ever bought from a reputable company had a name or logo cast in them. If they truly are AIM/Chassis Tech then I would.....ahhh never mind, I can see you aren't interested in our opinion. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

10-21-2007, 04:47 PM	#10
brossow Amateur Rust Fighter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mankato, MN Posts: 1,087	Re: Please help identify these drop spindles Okay, it's sprinkling again so I decided to go through the email I archived to CD a couple years ago to see what I could find. Found the email I got back from the guy I bought the spindles from back in November '04. Maybe this'll clear things up once and for all: > Saw your ad for the truck parts. Can you tell me if you still have the > drop spindles? Any more details? Why you're selling? Thanks! > > Brent I'm selling this stuff cuz I sold my project truck and dont need these parts that were left over. I still have the spindles, i got them from early classic a year or two ago. They were on my 65 but I never drove it. Took them off before i sold it and put it back to stock. theres some surface rust but it ain't bad & would clean up fine. If you want them let me knpw and i'll make u a deal. I need to get this stuff sold b4 winter really hits.................... Dave So they're ECE spindles after all. Must have been made before they started putting their logo on. Guess I could have saved some hassle and hard feelings if I would have thought to look in my old email. Guess that's why I archived it in the first place, just in case I ever needed it again.... __________________ Brent '72 Chevy SWB stepside - [ Build Thread ] '79 ChevMC SWB fleetside - [ Build Thread ] '64 Chevy SWB fleetside & '66 Chevy SWB stepside (waiting in the wings...)

10-21-2007, 09:13 PM	#11
stefan New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: texas Posts: 118	Re: Please help identify these drop spindles not sure who in2trux is calling nieve but i have a set of ece spindles and they say ece and i know for sure those are chassis techs because i have a pair and i cant give them away i had chassis techs on a toyota and they broke on it and my buddy got one for a c-10 and it busted iwas told by a guy on ebay that he had a set of djm spindles for sale and guess what they came and were chassis tech and the spindles in the pic are identical to them.



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