Turbo S spindles beefier than 87 spindles??
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Turbo S spindles beefier than 87 spindles??
The Turbo S spindles are purported to be stronger than 87 spindles. My question is where's the beef?.... They both take the same bearings, so i assume the actual spindle size is the same.
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I bought an 89 recently and moved my cool brake kit from my 86t to the 89. The spindles on the 89 were much larger and I had to enlarge the backing plate of the cooling kit to get them to fit over the spindles. I thought I read somewhere on the list that the change occurred with the 87 model year though.
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Yes, M030 spindles are more sturdy than reg. ones. Here is how I understand it:
'86 spinles: Uses a hub unit that bolts to the rotor just like the 944NA (same part #?). The spindle itself was thae same as a NA
'87-'88 spindles: Uses the brake rotor as the hub and the spindle is redesigned (different part #) to take more stress and to accomidate ABS if optioned.
M030 spindles (Turbo S and '89 Turbo): Larger and provides the radial 3 1/2" bolt center that allows the S4 brakes or Big Reds to bolt on w/ out adapters. Pricey; usually $500 a set if and when you can find them, that's just the spindles.
Am I right here?
'86 spinles: Uses a hub unit that bolts to the rotor just like the 944NA (same part #?). The spindle itself was thae same as a NA
'87-'88 spindles: Uses the brake rotor as the hub and the spindle is redesigned (different part #) to take more stress and to accomidate ABS if optioned.
M030 spindles (Turbo S and '89 Turbo): Larger and provides the radial 3 1/2" bolt center that allows the S4 brakes or Big Reds to bolt on w/ out adapters. Pricey; usually $500 a set if and when you can find them, that's just the spindles.
Am I right here?