bent spindle?

[matthew_rhodes]

is there a quick or easy way to tell if a metric spindle is bent without taking it to a shop?

 

[G-Body_Vet]

What leads you to believe it's bent? If you bent a ductile iron spindle I'm assuming you decimated the wheel, tire, ball joints and tie rods doing whatever it was to make it happen.

 

[matthew_rhodes]

What leads you to believe it's bent? If you bent a ductile iron spindle I'm assuming you decimated the wheel, tire, ball joints and tie rods doing whatever it was to make it happen.

took a pretty hard hit at the racetrack. im hoping its just the ball joints but it just looks so bad to be just the ball joints.
and i measured the control arms and they match the other side. and im assuming the spindle would bend before the frame would

 

[CamaroAdam73]

Ouch, could be bent man. Good luck

 

[matthew_rhodes]

Ouch, could be bent man. Good luck

ehh, spindles are only $90. not as bad as it could of been

 

[Bonnewagon]

Spindles are tough. Did you check the frame?

 

[shotgun]

Guess you weren't runner spindle savers?

Gbody spindles are weak and bend easy.

Look for popped off rust, would look like a piece of scale came off.

Best bet is to get new and run savers.

 

[Phoenyx]

I've never heard of spindle savers before, so I had to look up what they are lol. Would there be anything good or bad about running them on the street? Since they're only $15.

 

[pontiacgp]

We never bothered to run spindle savers. They are ok if your racing hard and leaning on cars but if it's a hard hit the saver won't save you. There are spindles for metrics with the steering arm bolted to the spindle so if it bends it's easy to replace. We always had spare spindles but we would never pay $90 for them and it doesn't take long to change them. The savers wouldn't help in this situation. Looking at the angle of the wheel it looks like the upper control arm is bent or the upper ball joint is broken.

 

[matthew_rhodes]

We never bothered to run spindle savers. They are ok if your racing hard and leaning on cars but if it's a hard hit the saver won't save you. There are spindles for metrics with the steering arm bolted to the spindle so if it bends it's easy to replace. We always had spare spindles but we would never pay $90 for them and it doesn't take long to change them. The savers wouldn't help in this situation. Looking at the angle of the wheel it looks like the upper control arm is bent or the upper ball joint is broken.

thats what im thinking. and the 90 is if i cant find it in the junkyard.