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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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Well i am getting ready to order spindles for the truck and i was wondering what everybodies preference was and why
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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get Mcgaughy's they are tried and true. The new belltech's work great too. I believe the part number is 2508. DON'T get the 2507 ones. Those are the old style ones and they blow.

Basically which ever set you can get at a better price you should buy, but the Mcgaughy's or new style belltechs will work great.
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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i found McGauhys on Flebay for like 250 bucks new
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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2508's here.
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RandomHero
get Mcgaughy's they are tried and true. The new belltech's work great too. I believe the part number is 2508. DON'T get the 2507 ones. Those are the old style ones and they blow.

Basically which ever set you can get at a better price you should buy, but the Mcgaughy's or new style belltechs will work great.
The 2505's are the worst. I have a pair, i know lol. takes me like double the space to turn around, if turned too hard one way(right) then it pinches brake line on the front calipers and I slide forward after letting go of brakes.

When installing part# 2505 you must flip the UCA over, and replace the lower ball joint(not needed for newer part#s).. so to convert to a non-suck part # i must buy new factory ball joints, 120$ for alignment at NTB, then spend another 400$ or so on spindles.

Go with Mcgaugys, never heard any complaints on those.

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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Lurius
The 2505's are the worst. I have a pair, i know lol. takes me like double the space to turn around, if turned too hard one way(right) then it pinches brake line on the front calipers and I slide forward after letting go of brakes.

When installing part# 2505 you must flip the UCA over, and replace the lower ball joint(not needed for newer part#s).. so to convert to a non-suck part # i must buy new factory ball joints, 120$ for alignment at NTB, then spend another 400$ or so on spindles.

Go with Mcgaugys, never heard any complaints on those.

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AH 2505. Thanks. I thought the part number was 2507 for some reason.
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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Like they said, either is fine as long as you get the newer BellTechs.
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RandomHero
AH 2505. Thanks. I thought the part number was 2507 for some reason.
Well I dont know about the 2507, I was told they would fix my problems, but if they have a 2508 then it must be a newer better version, so I guess that the 2505 and 2507 both have some issues.

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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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I believe there are two versions of the McGaughy's too. Isn't there one for min. 17" rims and another version that will allow 16" rims. Somthing to consider when running a spare tire.
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