Hi Marcus-
The gates opened this morning and I'm allowed back into the fold... Hope your bunch had a good Christmas. We all exchanged the "gift that keeps on giving"... The flu!
Meanwhile, back at the ranch... I bought M-II/Pinto 2" drop spindles from somebody on E-Bay. They had similar "cuts" to what you're describing, but not bein' a Enga-Neer, I just bolted 'em up and went on my merry way.
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Both are crappy pictures, but I think you can see the cutouts in the body of the spindle. So far, that's one item on the Slotus that I have NOT broken. YMMV, etc. My set was designed for dirt track racers that probably weigh in at 3000 lbs or so.
Also, on the front end I went with what was called a "hybrid" brake set-up, got it from Speedway Motors. Designed to go with the M-II/Pinto spindles, it used a Ford Granada rotor, 11" diameter vented disc and GM-style "Metric Chassis" calipers. (Only GM part on the car!) It was sold as a kit, came with br@ckets (EEEK!) to fit the spindles and the calipers, wheel bearings, etc. Fit just fine inside my 15 X 10 steel "telephone dial" front wheels.
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I don't seem to have a picture of the actual brake rotor/caliper, sorry...
Other'n that, how the hell are ya?
Peace, Love and Busted Spindles-
JDK
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