[T2] Drop spindles on a 71

[T2] Drop spindles on a 71

Chris Dreike cdreike at gmail.com
Thu Apr 2 16:18:23 PDT 2020


Hi Guys,
Billium boy is correct. One needs all 73+ parts including the rotor. Picked
up a pair at my FLAPS and they fit perfectly.
Hope you are all well.
Cheers,
Chris

On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 12:15 PM Chris Dreike <cdreike at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> I am installing EMPI drop spindles on my 71. I have them bolted on with
> the new brake calipers however the rotors are far from centered in the
> calipers. They almost touch the outboard pads with the calipers wide open.
> Is this OK? Installing the supplied shims would push the calipers the wrong
> way.  Anyone know if the 73-79 rotors are spaced a little differently so
> they would center up? Will the 73-79 rotors bolt up the 71 hubs? Do I need
> to grind/machine off the bosses from the calipers? I can get maybe 1/16"
> from that. The rotors are about 1/8" off of center.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>


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