converting spindles

3100SFI · 02-13-2008, 08:19 PM

Has any one ever switched the spindle assembly from a jimmy/blazer to an s10 type spindle? If so what is envolved? I picked up a set of 2in drop spindles from a s10 localy for cheap what would be involved in swapping them out on my jimmy? thanks for any help in advance!

greencactus3 · 02-13-2008, 08:22 PM

you lose braking power. i wouldnt do it

4.3Xtreme · 02-13-2008, 08:23 PM

Search. Many people have done this for the fact that the blazer has more pistons per caliper.

greencactus3 · 02-13-2008, 08:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 4.3Xtreme

Search. Many people have done this for the fact that the blazer has more pistons per caliper.

i think you read wrong...
he's thinking of the opposite.. placeing s10 spindles ONTO a blazer

4.3Xtreme · 02-13-2008, 11:27 PM

For some reason Blazers and S10s both use different spindles... but it'll cost more then it's worth. It would be cheaper to just get the blazer drop spindles then to take all the work to just single piston calipers on your heavier blazer.

cpolaris502 · 02-14-2008, 02:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 4.3Xtreme

For some reason Blazers and S10s both use different spindles... but it'll cost more then it's worth. It would be cheaper to just get the blazer drop spindles then to take all the work to just single piston calipers on your heavier blazer.

yeah, it would be cheaper to get the right spindles than trying to swap over the brakes too, unless you can get some decent ones from a junk yard.

only the 98+ blazers have the differnt spindles.

ipaintshit · 02-14-2008, 02:06 PM

do they make a fwd drop spindles for an s10 blazer 95-97

greencactus3 · 02-14-2008, 05:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ipaintshit

do they make a fwd drop spindles for an s10 blazer 95-97

is this a serious question?
the only fwd s-series that i know of is the electric s10s..... and normally you dont call them spindles when they have a halfshaft

4.3Xtreme · 02-14-2008, 07:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ipaintshit

do they make a fwd drop spindles for an s10 blazer 95-97

Quote: Originally Posted by greencactus3

is this a serious question?

There is no such thing as a FWD s10. Every s10 out there has been built on the same chassis. You can use the same spindle on any year dime and it'll work, blazers are a bit different after 98.

ipaintshit · 02-15-2008, 12:34 AM

sorry i meant 4wd drop im still gonna say spindle to which the half shaft goes thru and bearing mounts on to via three bolts i know they make them for larger gm vehicles i just wanna know if they make them for a blazer

ipaintshit · 02-15-2008, 12:50 AM

never mind just found a better trick gotta love google

toolow91 · 02-15-2008, 01:05 AM

fyi its not a spindle because its on a torsion bar suspension.. when you look up spindles you usually find there for 2wd...

ipaintshit · 02-15-2008, 01:53 PM

thats what kept coming up when i searched im goin to get belltech keys and go that route just doing a 3/3 drop wanted lower but still need 4wd for the weather here

02-13-2008, 08:19 PM	#1
3100SFI Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 23 Location: User is: OffLine	converting spindles Has any one ever switched the spindle assembly from a jimmy/blazer to an s10 type spindle? If so what is envolved? I picked up a set of 2in drop spindles from a s10 localy for cheap what would be involved in swapping them out on my jimmy? thanks for any help in advance!
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02-13-2008, 08:22 PM	#2
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,488 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles you lose braking power. i wouldnt do it
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02-13-2008, 08:23 PM	#3
4.3Xtreme I'm a huge ass Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,798 Location: SE Ohio/ Nashville User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles Search. Many people have done this for the fact that the blazer has more pistons per caliper.
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02-13-2008, 08:43 PM	#4
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,488 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles Quote: Originally Posted by 4.3Xtreme Search. Many people have done this for the fact that the blazer has more pistons per caliper. i think you read wrong... he's thinking of the opposite.. placeing s10 spindles ONTO a blazer
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02-13-2008, 11:27 PM	#5
4.3Xtreme I'm a huge ass Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,798 Location: SE Ohio/ Nashville User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles For some reason Blazers and S10s both use different spindles... but it'll cost more then it's worth. It would be cheaper to just get the blazer drop spindles then to take all the work to just single piston calipers on your heavier blazer. Last edited by 4.3Xtreme : 02-13-2008 at 11:33 PM.
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02-14-2008, 02:01 PM	#6
cpolaris502 The Dreamsicle Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 16,052 Location: Rogers, MN User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles Quote: Originally Posted by 4.3Xtreme For some reason Blazers and S10s both use different spindles... but it'll cost more then it's worth. It would be cheaper to just get the blazer drop spindles then to take all the work to just single piston calipers on your heavier blazer. yeah, it would be cheaper to get the right spindles than trying to swap over the brakes too, unless you can get some decent ones from a junk yard. only the 98+ blazers have the differnt spindles.
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02-14-2008, 02:06 PM	#7
ipaintshit Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 324 Location: shippensburg pa User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles do they make a fwd drop spindles for an s10 blazer 95-97
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02-14-2008, 05:27 PM	#8
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,488 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles Quote: Originally Posted by ipaintshit do they make a fwd drop spindles for an s10 blazer 95-97 is this a serious question? the only fwd s-series that i know of is the electric s10s..... and normally you dont call them spindles when they have a halfshaft
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02-14-2008, 07:15 PM	#9
4.3Xtreme I'm a huge ass Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,798 Location: SE Ohio/ Nashville User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles Quote: Originally Posted by ipaintshit do they make a fwd drop spindles for an s10 blazer 95-97 Quote: Originally Posted by greencactus3 is this a serious question? There is no such thing as a FWD s10. Every s10 out there has been built on the same chassis. You can use the same spindle on any year dime and it'll work, blazers are a bit different after 98.
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02-15-2008, 12:34 AM	#11
ipaintshit Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 324 Location: shippensburg pa User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles sorry i meant 4wd drop im still gonna say spindle to which the half shaft goes thru and bearing mounts on to via three bolts i know they make them for larger gm vehicles i just wanna know if they make them for a blazer
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02-15-2008, 12:50 AM	#12
ipaintshit Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 324 Location: shippensburg pa User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles never mind just found a better trick gotta love google
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02-15-2008, 01:05 AM	#13
toolow91 STUNTiN ON THEM GRANNiES. Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 403 Location: STATEN ISLAND NY User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles fyi its not a spindle because its on a torsion bar suspension.. when you look up spindles you usually find there for 2wd...
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02-15-2008, 01:53 PM	#14
ipaintshit Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 324 Location: shippensburg pa User is: OffLine	Re: converting spindles thats what kept coming up when i searched im goin to get belltech keys and go that route just doing a 3/3 drop wanted lower but still need 4wd for the weather here
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