I went to the local Pull-A-Part to get a fuel pump for a Kia Optima and came home with a pair of spindles off a 98 Blazer. Aside from not having the wrench needed to get the nuts loose on the ball joints (I used arc joint pliers then had my wife get my big wrenches since the last one wouldn't budge) everything went pretty smoothly as far as removal goes. I took everything except the rotors as they looked too far gone to turn. For some reason the driver side spindle was missing the dust shield but the passenger side still had one so I need to get a driver side dust shield but not a big deal. The hubs turned well and didn't feel rough but they looked as old as the vehicle so I'll probably replace them when I put the spindles on my car. I forgot to unbolt the hubs before I removed the spindles so now I have quite a chore ahead of me.
For now I'll use the original calipers and later on get the brackets for bigger rotors. The 20 dollar ball joint separator I got from Oreilly Auto worked very well and was well worth the money spent to get it. For the spindles, hubs, PABs and calipers I paid a total of 93 bucks and change. I was going to get some LS1 calipers while I was there but I was too exhausted. They also had 2 sets of LS1 rear brakes too. Also found some F41 frame braces on a Regal and some serpentine accessory systems in some b-bodies, f-bodies, plenty to be had. I even found 2 Astro Van steering shafts.
Now I have the unenviable task of cleaning these crusty calipers and spindles and get the hubs off. The 1 dust shield I did get is in excellent condition, hardly any rust but plenty of caked on baked on brake dust. I'm getting the driver side dust shield some time later, I'm not paying an outrageous price for dust shield delete shims. I'll probably get it after the Kia gets fixed later this week.
For now I'll use the original calipers and later on get the brackets for bigger rotors. The 20 dollar ball joint separator I got from Oreilly Auto worked very well and was well worth the money spent to get it. For the spindles, hubs, PABs and calipers I paid a total of 93 bucks and change. I was going to get some LS1 calipers while I was there but I was too exhausted. They also had 2 sets of LS1 rear brakes too. Also found some F41 frame braces on a Regal and some serpentine accessory systems in some b-bodies, f-bodies, plenty to be had. I even found 2 Astro Van steering shafts.
Now I have the unenviable task of cleaning these crusty calipers and spindles and get the hubs off. The 1 dust shield I did get is in excellent condition, hardly any rust but plenty of caked on baked on brake dust. I'm getting the driver side dust shield some time later, I'm not paying an outrageous price for dust shield delete shims. I'll probably get it after the Kia gets fixed later this week.
