This has probably been covered a million times, but, I can't really find the answer. Whats the advantage of Pinto spindles over Impala, or metric?
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This has probably been covered a million times, but, I can't really find the answer. Whats the advantage of Pinto spindles over Impala, or metric?
The big advantage that I have noticed since switching to them is they are stronger. I would go through 3-4 metrics a year and I am still on the same set of Pintos.
They are lighter and easier to set up bump steer if they do not hit the lower A arms. I find metric spindles much stronger than pinto but that's just me. Bump steer is the big thing and the weight difference.
plus with the pinto spindles you can run the hybrid rotors cutting a little more wt# of the front.
I personally think the pinto's are stronger, and my steering is much quicker since i switched to them. Only problem i have had with them is that if i had the wheels turned all the way to the right the rf wheel would cut into my lower a-frame, but put a half inch wheel spacer on it and havent had any trouble since.
The few times I tried any wheel spacer bigger than 1/2" on RF it created inconsistency through turns. Could have just been because my setup didn't like it but it's something to look at if your car's handling is inconsistent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregory43
Steering is definitely quicker with Pinto spindles
Pinto spindles are nodular iron, so they are stronger and weigh a bit less.