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Which spindles / knuckles?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Charger92, Jan 22, 2025.

  1. Jan 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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    Charger92

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    Took truck in for alignment and shop showed me drivers side spindle is bent a bit.
    So instead of just another Tacoma stock spindle and welding in a gusset kit, I was going to just go with new fabricated spindles. All in stock geometry no lifted spindles.

    It's down to Camburg or Dirt King?

    DRT was a player but going to the heim joints in double shear, which I really like, tossed me out the window for inspection laws on steering components.
    Needs to be street legal.

    So which to go with?
     
  2. Jan 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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    You can weld these gussets. Strength of a fabricated spindle at a fraction of the price.

    these are fully boxed, no issues with wheel backspacing, and can still run a swaybar if you want.

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    Ya I thought the weld in gussets was what I was going to do. Now with a bent spindle, having to buy a new one, buy the kit, weld it in, paint it, down time, bla bla. A new set of fabricated spindles is probably the way to go.
     
  4. Jan 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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    The heims do get covered with a boot or you can just pull them and throw factory spindles on for inspection
     
  5. Jan 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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    I would love nothing more than to have your spindles on my rig.
    If it was just inspection I might have went that route.
    What we have had here is the CVSE for mostly commercial vehicles but for some reason a lot of the puffed up chest guys hanging together. Police, CVSE, DOT, at chain up ares before you go up mountain grade, looking over tires with snow flake, now checking for over lifted, headlight heights, trailer hitch while towing, tires, etc.
    Last summer towing my little boat had pull out areas for washing off for lake cross contamination. Police, wildlife management and DOT check stuff.
    It would be just my luck if I did have your DRT spindles.
    I would love a set and anyone going the heim double shear outer I'd recommend hand offer first your spindles.
    I'm a fabricator/weld supervisor and know a bit about build quality and your spindles definitely look built the best I've seen.
    If you only offered it in a tie rod mount id be all over it.
    The only other two in stock length and geometry are Camburg and Dirt King.
    Still on the fence for both.
     

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