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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 10:47 PM
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So, at some point someone ground the spindles to make the inner wheel bearing a slip fit. So to fix it and put everything right again I need to replace them, but I figure if I'm going to spend the money I want to get the most out of it.

My question is do the new spindles available have the the mating face with the brake disk machined, or otherwise closer to being true to center than OEM to help with the inherent run-out problems? If so who has them? or am I just dreaming again?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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havent seen what you are looking for, thus the use of shims
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Old Jun 14, 2014 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Madhatr

My question is do the new spindles available have the the mating face with the brake disk machined, or otherwise closer to being true to center than OEM to help with the inherent run-out problems? If so who has them? or am I just dreaming again?
It's pretty much hit or miss, just like the original spindles. Measuring and correcting is mandatory.
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