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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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hey guys i was looking around and was wondering if someone can tell me who sells drop spindles...or a writeup on how to make them
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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I had to google this to figure out what you meant... I would suggest using the standard means of lowering: lowering springs, lowering strut tops, coilovers... I don't know if drop spindles are made anywhere for the FC, maybe someone else knows.
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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Google searches are better to find things on this site than the built in search bar lol!
This might help, shot in the dark.....
https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/fd-drop-spindles-uprights-597890/
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 02:02 PM
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yeah ive been looking through google for 3 days...i know they sell the ones that change the steering angle but wondered if they also made them for a loweed ride height....reason is i want to keep the stock suspension geometry while still lowering the car...
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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if you have an s4, you can unbolt the ball joint and move it to the top of the arm. stock location is below the control arm. that will keep your geometry with a 1.25" drop. if you have an s5, you should look at extended ball joints. 'drop spindles' arent really necessary imho
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by stevensimon
if you have an s4, you can unbolt the ball joint and move it to the top of the arm. stock location is below the control arm. that will keep your geometry with a 1.25" drop. if you have an s5, you should look at extended ball joints. 'drop spindles' arent really necessary imho
sweet thnx
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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if you have an s4, you can unbolt the ball joint and move it to the top of the arm.

This does not help correct for roll center as the ball joint location has not changed on the spindle nor at the chassis where the arm rotates.

If it allows the arm to again be angled down at the spindle end with vehicle at rest it will help you gain a tiny bit of negative camber again on compression.

So far no one has made a roll center correction kit for FCs (which will involve dropping the ball joint further from the spindle with a spacer) though there was a post that AWR was working on this.

Email AWR letting them know that there is interest in this piece so they get to making it!

tony@awrracing.com
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