Drop Spindles Tech - Misc Installs - Custom Volkswagen Parts

Sep

2009

Drop Spindles Tech

1949-1965 Beetle's and Ghia's have a link pin suspension. Most of the cars now a days have drum brakes. For this particular application, you need these Forged spindles. If you have an early car equipped with disc brakes and you want to add drop spindles you will need these

1966-1974 Standard Beetle's and Ghia's have a Ball joint Suspension. There's a 50/50 chance you have disc brakes or drum brakes. If you dont know, this is a car equipped with drum brakes This is a car equipped with disc brakes

If you have a ball joint car and have drum brakes, you will need these
If you have a ball joint car with disc brakes, you will need these

All your factory bearing seals and hardware will work with your new spindles beside the link pin disc spindles and if you have a 1966-1968 Beetle or Ghia, you will need to buy inner bearings and outer tie rods ends as well as the spindles are built for 1969 and later Beetle's and Ghia's.

All Beetle & Ghia drop spindles add track width. What is track width? Widening the track width mean it pushes the tires out. With the addition of drop spindles, the wheels get pushed out about 1/2" of an inch to each side. This is true to CB Performance spindles, Century Spindles, Jaytech Welded Spindles, Empi and Airkewld. Although they drop the car the same, roughly 2.5" and keep the stock suspension geometry the same. Some spindles are cast, others are forged. Original spindles were forged just for reference. CB & Empi are cast, Century & Airkewld are Forged. To compensate for the added track, a narrowed beam is needed to get the wheels back in the same location. This is NOT a must but if you decide to keep the stock size tires, you will have a better chance of rubbing. Narrowing the beam will reduce that from happening.