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71 spindle to 74 spindle
Jerry merrill:
I am still a little confused about this conversion. Can I put 74 and up spindles on a 71. I know that the tie rod end diameter is different and would need to be reamed out and the brake rotors would need to be changed, but would this work?
PintoMan1:
yes, but why would you have to change the rotors? i didn't. but after awhile i went with the 5-lug rotors, so yes i changed rotors. you can still use the 4-lug rotors you have with no problems.
Jerry merrill:
Thanks for the info. Are you using the 74 and up calipers?
Pinto5.0:
Just use ALL '74-up parts on the '74-up spindles.....
oldkayaker:
Just a clarification on "the tie rod end diameter is different and would need to be reamed out ". The 74+ spindle tapered tie rod hole is larger than the 71-72 tie rod end. So reaming it out will not fix this mismatch. Beyond custom fabrication, I have not seen an easy solution for this yet.
Based on the great thread below, the 71-73 calipers do not bolt up properly to the 74+ spindles. Using the later calipers sounds like the easiest solution here.
http://www.fordpinto.com/pinto-faq/front-disc-brakes-(4-5-lug)/msg8025/#msg8025
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