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[JB]

i would think a ttb 44 spindle would be much smaller. Maybe a D50 spindle, but I doubt it. Redrilling them just perfect was an enormous PITA though. I think I am going to do it right, it is just going to cost me alot. $440 for the forged hubs and $320 for the forged spindles jus to get started. Still need, brake caliper brackets, calipers, rotors, bearins, flanges, u-joints, and 35spl outers.

A regular non forged, non Solid Axle hub and spindle will work, but it means I have to run Ford brakes, which means I need to find the stock Ford caliper brackets and then space them accordingly.

It is a general cluster****.

[KrazyKarl02]

I think Eckert was talking about TTB 50 spindles. The hubs are the same as a Dana 60 and I think the outers are too.

[agjohn02]

sounds like a terrible business plan on Solid's part. What's the purpose of all this? Slightly higher steer?

[RCcola55]

sounds like a terrible business plan on Solid's part. What's the purpose of all this? Slightly higher steer?

Strength

[agjohn02]

Strength

of course all new shafts, joints and hubs are stronger, but what was the original intent of the new knuckles? are the stock knuckles weak? couldn't you buy a kingpin 60 for less?

[JB]

of course all new shafts, joints and hubs are stronger, but what was the original intent of the new knuckles? are the stock knuckles weak? couldn't you buy a kingpin 60 for less?

good point.

The intent was to get the tie rod over the leafs. I needed balljoint knuckles with high steer arms I ASSumed I could make Ford outers work, making this relatively inexpensive. I was wrong.

[RCcola55]

of course all new shafts, joints and hubs are stronger, but what was the original intent of the new knuckles? are the stock knuckles weak? couldn't you buy a kingpin 60 for less?

Ford kingpin and balljoint knuckles are very weak, even if his intention was to just get highsteer, the added strength of the knuckles is a huge bonus, ask cook

[stx4wheeler]

Ttb 50 spindles are the same as 60 spindles they wouldn't work either. The difference in ttb 50 and 60 monobeams are the stub has a smaller u-joint.

[agjohn02]

good point.

The intent was to get the tie rod over the leafs. I needed balljoint knuckles with high steer arms I ASSumed I could make Ford outers work, making this relatively inexpensive. I was wrong.

That sucks. Does everyone have to do this with solid knuckles? I guess they designed them for their new axles and not Joe Wheeler to easily swap out. Where do they get new GM 60 spindles? Can you have the boss on your ford spindles machined to fit?

[tigweld]

there is no way you could just make a spacer to fit between the spindle and knuckle?

[agjohn02]

there is no way you could just make a spacer to fit between the spindle and knuckle?

I'm guessing that would fubar the caliper/rotor alignment.

[JB]

there is no way you could just make a spacer to fit between the spindle and knuckle?

This is what my plan is for this weekend. I am going to try using the GM brake bracket as the spacer, thus running Ford outers with GM brakes. The width I lost with the narrower knuckle witll be regained with the bracket, hopefully putting everything back where it is suppose to be. The Ford outer should still work, but brake caliper, rotor alignment, well I will just have to see.

I have to buy the brake caliper bracket anyway, so it this doesnt work, I still have to use them.

[Eckert]

since your still going to use the Ford stuff. the TTB spindles wont work why, minus redrilling them.

[JB]

Ford d60 on left, TTB50 on right?

[Eckert]

Ford d60 on left, TTB50 on right?

you are correct