Tutorial for swapping drop spindles...?

Ketzer · Nov 12, 2018

Any good vids or tips-n-tricks out there for swapping in a set of BellTechs?

Seems like there's always a couple of things that make it go smoother if you've done it before....

Ketzer · Nov 13, 2018

Jeezus, 70 views and not a single tip...? Looks like there is some interest here? Hey @NORCAL SS .....

CMoore711 · Nov 13, 2018

My Belltech spindles came with instructions, it's a pretty straight forward remove stock spindle and install Belltech spindle.

dbbd1 · Nov 13, 2018

CMoore711 said:
My Belltech spindles came with instructions, it's a pretty straight forward remove stock spindle and install Belltech spindle.

Did you have to trim the stud for clearance?

dbbd1 · Nov 13, 2018

CMoore711 said:
My Belltech spindles came with instructions, it's a pretty straight forward remove stock spindle and install Belltech spindle.

Duplicate, sorry.

Ketzer · Nov 13, 2018

CMoore711 said:
My Belltech spindles came with instructions, it's a pretty straight forward remove stock spindle and install Belltech spindle.

I knew it was a basic swaparoo, sometimes there's a trick or two that makes jobs go easier. That's all I was curious about...

mentalmadness · Nov 14, 2018

I could do a write up when i do mine, the parts are here but the weather is cold and im a wuss..lol. the shop isnt heater yet, do you know how bad it sucks to have a shop with a lift and anything else i need but no heat....its 25 right now here in NW Ohio

CMoore711 · Nov 15, 2018

dbbd1 said:
Did you have to trim the stud for clearance?

I didn’t! And I was fully expecting to do so after reading most others install experience. ‘15 Denali XL 4WD.

I trimmed nothing, straight remove and reinstall. No rubbing, binding, or any odd noises from up front.

swathdiver · Nov 16, 2018

mentalmadness said:
I could do a write up when i do mine, the parts are here but the weather is cold and im a wuss..lol. the shop isnt heater yet, do you know how bad it sucks to have a shop with a lift and anything else i need but no heat....its 25 right now here in NW Ohio

Down here in the south we say, "Do you how bad it is to have a shop with a lift and everything else but no fan and AC!" LOL

Don't y'all have space heaters or wood stoves?

BluVelvet2xHo · Nov 26, 2018

If you haven't done this yet, 1 tip I'll offer - install the ring & top wheel hub bolt before installing the upper ball joint cuz the hub bolt won't pass the ball joint after it's installed. I'll think about other things I ran across doing mine recently.

BTW, I also felt like the BellTech 2514 only dropped my front 1" compared to the advertised 2". Unfortunately I was coming from a different set of drop hardware so I don't have measurements - just trying to get it back on the road fast.

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