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70rs/ss · 10-28-2008, 02:58 PM

My 3/4 ton front suspension came apart with GM spindles and GM ball joints and a shim between the spindle and the castle nut, and the new balljoint came with a shim in the bag. I am with SCOTI, the shim is a serious non-issue, if you want to bag on CPP go ahead, but the shim is no reason. Drop spindles are made better than the old school OE GM parts since metalurgy has come a long ways since the 60's and 70's, but cheap and junk are not synonomous. I have a set of AIM spindles and pulled them off due to concerns with integrity and they're disclaimer that anything bigger than a stock wheel would void the warrenty.

10-28-2008, 02:58 PM	#43
70rs/ss Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,271	Re: CPP Rant !!! My 3/4 ton front suspension came apart with GM spindles and GM ball joints and a shim between the spindle and the castle nut, and the new balljoint came with a shim in the bag. I am with SCOTI, the shim is a serious non-issue, if you want to bag on CPP go ahead, but the shim is no reason. Drop spindles are made better than the old school OE GM parts since metalurgy has come a long ways since the 60's and 70's, but cheap and junk are not synonomous. I have a set of AIM spindles and pulled them off due to concerns with integrity and they're disclaimer that anything bigger than a stock wheel would void the warrenty.