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Mateo
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Posts: 1867
Join date: 2010-08-22
Age: 43
Location: North Auburn
| | Subject: What Brand of Drop Spindles? Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:54 pm | |
| Ok, so it seems like there are a few people looking at drop spindles.
I was just about to pull the trigger on an order to CB for a pair of spindles for $169.95.
Then Brad mentioned that cip1 had them for 90 bucks, and they are on special currently.
I am concerned about getitng a good quality set of spindles. I don't want to have any issues with anything lining up, etc...
I am not familiar with cip1, Samba forums seem to go both directions...
Anyone here have any opinions? |
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Bradford
Admin
Posts: 1033
Join date: 2010-06-27
Age: 40
Location: Grass Valley
| | Subject: Re: What Brand of Drop Spindles? Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:57 pm | |
| There is no doubt that CB performance spindles are a better quality.. that being said, I ran the cip1 spindles on a 66 and never had any problems with them. They fit right up and I drove a lot of miles on them.. so I would go either way. The cip1 spindles do say they ad about 1/4" out on the wheel.. I don't know if CB's do or not. From what I have heard they all add a little extra to the outward.
So jump in and do it.. I will be buying the cip spindles in another couple of weeks.. need to get another pay check. _________________ Bradford Jenningsdon't be buggin'  |
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Low Class
State Route
Posts: 286
Join date: 2010-07-12
Age: 49
Location: Penn Valley
| | Subject: Re: What Brand of Drop Spindles? Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:34 am | |
| my $.02 worth is stay away from cip1. I bought a brake hard line kit from them and was unhappy with it. The lengths did not match and I had to buy additional lines to make it work. |
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type 4
State Route
Posts: 2620
Join date: 2010-08-31
Age: 51
Location: Penn Valley
| | Subject: quality counts Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:42 am | |
| With the quality of VW parts around zero be careful. I know when we were building our bug last year most new parts were junk. The first letter in CiP1 is probably CHINA.
I know it was California but aren't from up north some place now |
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Bradford
Admin
Posts: 1033
Join date: 2010-06-27
Age: 40
Location: Grass Valley
| | Subject: Re: What Brand of Drop Spindles? Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:06 am | |
| Yeah, I am sure they carry crap, but so does Bugformance.. they are just a distributor... California Import Parts has been around for Years!
Just like we all have talked about.. Empi parts are crap.. they sell empi... I don't know what brand their spindles are.. I just know I had good luck with them.
Also check out Chirco.com. They are based out of Arizona I believe and have good prices. _________________ Bradford Jenningsdon't be buggin' |
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type 4
State Route
Posts: 2620
Join date: 2010-08-31
Age: 51
Location: Penn Valley
| | Subject: just plain old junk Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:45 am | |
| Ten years ago I ran into a bunch of JUNK. And I do believe it was EMPI.
I have found it cheaper to do it right the first time. This is your life or you wife, kids. When I was researching drop spindles last year they said CB is the way to go. I have no experience in this. |
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Smogman72
VW Guru - Moderator
Posts: 1233
Join date: 2010-07-06
Age: 34
Location: Live in Colfax, Work in GV/Alta Sierra
| | Subject: Re: What Brand of Drop Spindles? Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:01 am | |
| I HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL ITEMS FROM CHIRCO AND HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH EVERYTHING SO FAR. THE ONLY THINGS IVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WERE THE COIL TURN BAD OUT OF THE IGNITION KIT I GOT (DIST, ELECTRONIC POINTS, CAP, ROTOR, WIRES, PLUGS) AND THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE CARB ADAPTER TO RAISE THE CARB TO CLEAR THE ALT CONVERSON KIT I GOT. OTHER THAN THOSE 2 ITEMS I HAVENT HAD A PROBLEM. PLUS WITH MY VOLKSRODS.COM COALITION MEMBERSHIP I GOT AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF WHATEVER I ORDERED. _________________ Cliff Richardson damanremi@gmail.com Call the shop Tues - Fri 9-6 530-477-2582 or Text 530-613-7192 1969 Caravelle Boat w/Mercruiser ah....stern drive I think they call it and boat trailer. FOR SALE!!! $1000 OR BEST OFFER http://youtu.be/Mwr_RcPTPbs AIR COOLED FOR LIFE!!!!!  1969 VW Type III Fastback-- 1970 VW Bug Auto-stick-- 1970 VW Bug (in WA)-- 1971 VW Squareback (Hearse project )-- 1972 VW BUG (BajaVrod(my driver))-- 1972 VW BUG (Ratrod (project))-- 1978 Chevy Luv (in WA)-- 1979 Chevy Luv (in WA)-- 1980 Yamaha DT125 (dirt bike (bad crank bearing for now))-- 1984 Toyota Pickup (OHV Rockcrawler)-- 1991 Dodge D250 (cummins diesel )-- Car Trailer (Rent Me, the truck, and trailer for only $0.50 per mile)-- 2003 Honda Shadow ACE-- "tool" trailer (old clampers camper (modified)). I think thats it  I see a pattern here too  |
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RuddzRodz
SacTown
Posts: 790
Join date: 2010-07-08
Age: 23
Location: Wilton, CA
| | Subject: Re: What Brand of Drop Spindles? Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:22 pm | |
| I ordered mine from Wolfgang International. $129.95/pair |
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