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LG Drop Spindles, Lou gives us an in-depth look **VIDEO**

Old 11-19-2010, 11:55 AM
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Default LG Drop Spindles, Lou gives us an in-depth look **VIDEO**

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Lou spent some time the other night and did some product videos for us. I thought I would post up some raw footage of the Drop Spindle video for everyone to enjoy over the weekend.




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Old 11-19-2010, 08:43 PM
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Good explanation! Thanks Lou
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Nice video. My new drop spindles are awesome! Very well made, even has a cool laser cut LG logo on them!
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OH MAN! I WANT THOSE SOOO BAD!

NICE STUFF!
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Great explanation video
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OH MAN! I WANT THOSE SOOO BAD!

NICE STUFF!


A group buy to kick off the Holiday Season?
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A group buy to kick off the Holiday Season?
I'll need 3 more stockings
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What about the rear, are the drop spindles needed for the rear, too? Seems the rake would be kind of severe without a corresponding drop.
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and I was Faster lol
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Because my car is pretty low, I can get -3 neg. camber in the front. Which is perfect for Hoosiers A6's. If I bought these uprights, my car now thinks it's one inch higher, I bet I can't get -3 anymore. What do you guys think?

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Originally Posted by Falcon
What about the rear, are the drop spindles needed for the rear, too? Seems the rake would be kind of severe without a corresponding drop.
Pretty sure you get drop spindles for all 4 wheels.

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Because my car is pretty low, I can get -3 neg. camber in the front. Which is perfect for Hoosiers A6's. If I bought these uprights, my car now thinks it's one inch higher, I bet I can't get -3 anymore. What do you guys think?

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What suspension are you running? These drop spindles will allow you to raise your car back up to the optimal height for suspension geometry and then lower the ride height with the spindles. Since the spindles already have more neg camber built-in and they are used on race cars that run slicks, I would have to believe you could still achieve your -3 camber. Maybe Lou can confirm.

My question is regarding my LG G2 coilovers, which makes my ride height super low. My lower control arms are close to parallel with the ground when the car is on the lift and probably tilting upward with the suspension loaded. I assume that is how they were designed, because my car handles great on the track. However, if added the drop spindles and lowered my car another inch, my fenders would be rubbing my wheels. Why is that? Are there longer G2 coilovers that you can run with the drop spindles?

Bill.
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Is that $3K for four?
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you need 4 on a car. 3 grand is great pricing from what they were.
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Originally Posted by redtopz
Pretty sure you get drop spindles for all 4 wheels.



What suspension are you running? These drop spindles will allow you to raise your car back up to the optimal height for suspension geometry and then lower the ride height with the spindles. Since the spindles already have more neg camber built-in and they are used on race cars that run slicks, I would have to believe you could still achieve your -3 camber. Maybe Lou can confirm.


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Yes $3K for 4.
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Originally Posted by Falcon
What about the rear, are the drop spindles needed for the rear, too? Seems the rake would be kind of severe without a corresponding drop.
The drop spindles are sold as a complete set of four.

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Originally Posted by mountainbiker2
Because my car is pretty low, I can get -3 neg. camber in the front. Which is perfect for Hoosiers A6's. If I bought these uprights, my car now thinks it's one inch higher, I bet I can't get -3 anymore. What do you guys think?

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We change static camber in them as well as camber gain.
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Originally Posted by redtopz
Pretty sure you get drop spindles for all 4 wheels.



What suspension are you running? These drop spindles will allow you to raise your car back up to the optimal height for suspension geometry and then lower the ride height with the spindles. Since the spindles already have more neg camber built-in and they are used on race cars that run slicks, I would have to believe you could still achieve your -3 camber. Maybe Lou can confirm.

My question is regarding my LG G2 coilovers, which makes my ride height super low. My lower control arms are close to parallel with the ground when the car is on the lift and probably tilting upward with the suspension loaded. I assume that is how they were designed, because my car handles great on the track. However, if added the drop spindles and lowered my car another inch, my fenders would be rubbing my wheels. Why is that? Are there longer G2 coilovers that you can run with the drop spindles?

Bill.


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Very clear explanation, nothing like side by side video. Thanks Lou.

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