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smithy68 Wolfsburg Wizard

419 posts · joined Oct 2010 ·

#895766
Just wanted to know if the Empi drop spindles are any good/or would people use them?
They are for link pin front end using standard drum brakes.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#895772
Why would you use them when there are other quality brands out there?
They dont have a good reputation and dropped spindles are subject to flex and are an intergral part of suspension / steering

Do a search and find Golde60's build post and look at all the trouble he went through to get his engineered.
I doubt the others would pass

I wouldnt care how cheap they are
Futue te ipsum!!!

sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#895773
I've heard the cast spindles like EMPI provide toe out on acceleration and toe in on braking....

I think there is another thread in the circuit racing section where spindles are discussed; but any FORGED spindle should be ok

Personally I wouldn't trust EMPI for something that holds my front wheels and brakes on 😏

Cheers

Shaun
BMW R65 LS
1967 1300 Deluxe
Swing-axles FTW ❗

smithy68 Wolfsburg Wizard

419 posts · joined Oct 2010 ·

#895791
Sounds like I'll steer clear of Empi, thanks guys will try CB performances spindles

RestoKäfer Commited Dubber

63 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#896048
So has anyone snapped or bent an empi themselves ,under their driving conditions .(what was the experience)
corner speed ,jumping,braking etc
drum or disc?

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#896144
I have just gone through this myself. Bought cb spindles then sold them to buy a set of airkewld spindles. When they are talking forged most companies have a forged spindle pressed into a cast body. airkewld are forged bodies as well as spindles. I have heard from a few circuit racing guys that the cast bodies flex under heavy cornering. I am sure that CB's spindles are strong as I remember the tests in Goldie's posts. Approx 160 compared to 220. Not much coin when you are talking about stopping and steering.
Dasdubber on here is the rep for airkewld.

Another tip. I bought the bj disk brake spindles from cb and the caliper mounts fouled on the Honda caliper. I then ordered a set of bj drum brake spindles (USA only) and now the caliper fits perfect on my oversized disks.
Good luck t54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.

smithy68 Wolfsburg Wizard

419 posts · joined Oct 2010 ·

#897112
But for most people that putt there car around on the road what would be wrong with Empi spindles?
Not all of us race out bugs around a track.

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#897113
Just thinking, when everyones in Adelaide is done, we should all go to Mallala for a track day and just swamp it in beetles...
That'd be a cool site that is for sure.

Anyway, I digress.
Everything I have gotten from EMPI I've had to replace with something more expensive.
Buy right the first time. Even if it is just for road use, when it comes to wheels and brakes, don't muck around that is for sure!
The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#897133
So much for the here say, has anybody measured the flex in the empi spindles, has anybody had a failure, face the fact that all the dropped spindles are illegal anyway, I have one set of CB performance and one set of empi, been on the cars for years with on problems. I cannot coment on the airworks spindles but when i look at there brakes they offer no improvement in braking just looks.

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#897141
VW060, I am not and can't comment on Empi spindles as I haven't used them and haven't seen any tests on them and yes you are correct they might be alright / good / excellent but until we test them you will never know. I can only comment on what I have done and personal experience and information that I gathered for my car and with that have made my decision. It might not be they way for everyone but it is the way I am going. I am not going down the airkewld brakes path and this is one of the reasons I went with there spindles, to get the clearance I needed.

Everyone should learn, gather and deciede for themselves. Everyone else can just shave information.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#897202
excellent but until we test them you will never know.
U can TEST them i value my life
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