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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 06:18 PM
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Now those are some great looking trailing arms! What kind of brakes are those?
Those are Wilwood rotors.
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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 12:12 AM
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I had mine done by VetteRX out of Colorado. They're due back on Monday so I'll post pics and how I think they turned out. Their communication was great, I had multiple phone conversations with them about what they found, etc. One spindle was shot (which I figured was the case based on how loose it was), the other was borderline so, I opted to replace both with new. Plus I get my own trailing arms back, its a TX car so there was no pitting on them.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:05 PM
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Ok, just got mine back today, and they did a VERY nice job on them. Amazing how shot they were before, I didn't have a point of comparison but I didn't think that the spindles were supposed to move in and out about a half inch. Everything is nice and tight, shiny, new bushings, etc.

Anyway, they look brand new, paint is nice, a couple small runs but I'm very happy with the results. Well packed for the trip home. Looking forward to getting it back on 4 wheels.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 10:38 PM
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my vote is for http://www.muskegonbrake.com/ they were the most helpful on what I needed and told me what I had to do to change them .they also are close to you ,will save you on shipping .don't know if there the best but I have had no problems with there parts and will buy parts from them again.
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Old Nov 8, 2013 | 09:13 AM
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You may want to try Vtech. Google them. I had a rear end done for my 65 and it was reasonable and well detailed. I was very pleased.
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