spindle reamer

[nrubino]

Does any body know which reamer I should use to ream my small ball joint spindles to the right size to run big ball joints on the upper control arms. I want to get adjustable upper control arms and they only come with big ball joints, and I dont want to change spindles or I will have to lose my wilwood brakes and have to buy a new wilwood kit for the big spindles.

Thanks, Nick

67 barracuda convertible

 

[805moparkid]

I think they are basically universal, just ream and then check till you get the right depth. Speedway sells a good one that we have used.

 

[Oklacarcollecto]

Does any body know which reamer I should use to ream my small ball joint spindles to the right size to run big ball joints on the upper control arms. I want to get adjustable upper control arms and they only come with big ball joints, and I dont want to change spindles or I will have to lose my wilwood brakes and have to buy a new wilwood kit for the big spindles.

Thanks, Nick

67 barracuda convertible

I think they are basically universal, just ream and then check till you get the right depth. Speedway sells a good one that we have used.

Would it be cheaper to have a machine shop do it since you will only be doing it one time on your car?

 

[Abodybomber]

This^^^… Hand them the parts,let the professional's do it. That's, a safety thing. Unless you have some machinist experience, it's better dollarwise,to let an experienced machinist do it.

 

[draginmopars]

here's a reamer, if you want to do it your self

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Tapered-Ball-Joint-Reamers-7-Degree,2918.html

 

[RustyRatRod]

Not hard to do. Simply measure the ball joint stud at its largest diameter and ream the spindle out until the large end matches.

 

[805moparkid]

yea just put it in a vise or even on the car, takes but a couple of minutes

 

[hemidart67]

What RustyRatRod and the 805moparkid said and i'm a machinist its real easy to do.

 

[roccodart440]

I had Bill (RMS) ream mine.