63-64 drop spindles

[64 kiwi boni]

Guys, anyone know who sells drop spindles for our 63-64 b body cars ? or has anyone bought them and can share their experance with them ?

or ! who does a air suspesion for the 63- 64 wide track pontiacs 

Edited January 7, 2023 by 64 kiwi boni

[Fitzy]

Kiwi - there's a mob in the US that specialise in suspension but I cannot remember the name. I should have bought all my lowered springs from them.

Just looked it up: Jamco.

[64 kiwi boni]

19 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Kiwi - there's a mob in the US that specialise in suspension but I cannot remember the name. I should have bought all my lowered springs from them.

Just looked it up: Jamco.

justA had a look .....

https://www.jamcosuspension.com/products/1963/pontiac/car

they only do lowering springs, i can get my spring guys to do that, i fancy going next level with a dropped spindle. justA need to know if all 63-64 B bodys have the same spindles ???

and still cant find anyone who does a air ride for 63-64 pontiacs, anyone see it done ? 

Edited January 11, 2023 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

looking at a Buick web site it looks as if  64 impala is the same ? but i will keep hunting 

https://www.teambuick.com/reference/body_crossreference.php

 

[Wrongway]

I spent quite a bit of time a couple years ago looking at putting air ride on my GP bro. I found a couple kits to do the front suspension on eBay but I couldn't find anybody building anything for the rear (without swapping to a 9" or 4 link) Best that I could come up with was to fabricate a set of cups and weld them in for the bags to go into for the rear. I finally gave up and justa decided to go the route that's on her now. Hope you can find a way to get low!!! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with bro.

[64 kiwi boni]

a Air ride would be bees knees, and because its a gm front end, thats the easy part, i recon i could order a impala front kit and it would work, but rear ? spring sit on top of the diff, shocks hange off the back... i might need to fabricate a bracket, weld it onto the axle tube and mount the bag/shock off that i think.......

 i will keep looking 

 i am sure i am not the first crazy pontiac guy to want to do this... its justA finding who has done it.

oh and this isnt for the 64 !!!!!

geeees ! Fitzy how did you get on my post Again !!!

Edited January 12, 2023 by 64 kiwi boni

[Wrongway]

Yup! I'll be watching 

[Fitzy]

Oh yes, very funny...just because some maniac doesn't have any hair doesn't mean they automatically look like me! I thought discrimination was frowned upon in today's modern society - clearly, the 'Have Hair' peeps are taking advantage of us follically challenged types. Well, I'll have y'all know my hairstyle drives the ladies wild. Keep your silly rats nests on top of your heads!

[JUSTA6]

Us have not's only have more forehead to wash instead of the having to shampoo N condition crowd.  

[Frosty]

3 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Us have not's only have more forehead to wash instead of the having to shampoo N condition crowd.  

....you still get to pay full price for a hair cut too? You don't get a quantity discount for being folically challenged!

[JUSTA6]

5 hours ago, Frosty said:

....you still get to pay full price for a hair cut too? You don't get a quantity discount for being folically challenged!

   That why ya put on a goatee. Even the score.  Shaving is easy with your Norrelco or Trimming with the electric clippers takes no skill.  Bzzzz  Bzzzz Bzzzz done!

Edited January 12, 2023 by JUSTA6

[Fitzy]

From drop spindles to haircuts. Amazing how threads develop.

[Wrongway]

4 hours ago, Fitzy said:

From drop spindles to haircuts. Amazing how threads develop.

Well, I still have long hair, justa no drop spindles 

[64 kiwi boni]

2 hours ago, Wrongway said:

Well, I still have long hair, justa no drop spindles 

yeah mate !! i have lots of long hair!!! some at the back of my head and the rest coming out my nose !!!

give me drop spindles over blonde nose hair any day !!

Edited January 13, 2023 by 64 kiwi boni

[Frosty]

8 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

yeah mate !! i have lots of long hair!!! some at the back of my head and the rest coming out my nose !!!

give me drop spindles over blonde nose hair any day !!

Still a full price haircut IMO.

[Last Indian]

Kiwi, what are you wishing to lower it for? Looks, handling, both? I ask because there are different things to do, obviously, but some will produce one result & others will produce another. In some case you might get a result you don’t want. So thus my question.

[64 kiwi boni]

12 hours ago, Last Indian said:

Kiwi, what are you wishing to lower it for? Looks, handling, both? I ask because there are different things to do, obviously, but some will produce one result & others will produce another. In some case you might get a result you don’t want. So thus my question.

Both Last indian!

.As we know, a drop spindle provides full suspsnsion movement, a chopped spring doesnt.

and this isnt for my 64  this is for something special i am working on.....

its in the concept stage justA at the moment.... 

i am hoping that someone out there can say "yes chris a impala stub axle fits a pontiac" 

i may be dreaming !!!

[Last Indian]

14 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Both Last indian!

.As we know, a drop spindle provides full suspsnsion movement, a chopped spring doesnt.

and this isnt for my 64  this is for something special i am working on.....

its in the concept stage justA at the moment.... 

i am hoping that someone out there can say "yes chris a impala stub axle fits a pontiac" 

i may be dreaming !!!

You are bang on Kiwi! I suspected that was the case, but needed to ask to have a direction to point. Air bags/shocks are ok & have some advantages if you wish to change riding height at times. Springs tend to be more precise. 
There is a company here in the states that might fit the bill for the front end swap. BMR. I run their suspension components on the Indian. See the link. https://www.bmrsuspension.com/?page=products&productid=1272 this is a front end swap to coil overs that are adjustable which eliminates suspension travel issues. Likewise they have a kit to change over the rear axle. These are for the A body Chevys which are the counterpart for the b body Pontiac’s. You might have to swap out the rear axle for a Chevy not sure. https://www.bmrsuspension.com/index.cfm?page=products&productid=2325
Obviously you need to research this further to make sure it will fly so I would call them & see if this might work. Obviously some mods would need done.

 

Edited January 14, 2023 by Last Indian

[64 kiwi boni]

wow! thats justA what i have been looking for !!! thank you Last Indian!! brillant web site !!..

 i have had a quick look but i will read the installation instructions to further learn how the front and rear kits will work.

coil over looks the way to go !

[Bonne61]

On 1/14/2023 at 3:53 PM, 64 kiwi boni said:

Both Last indian!

.As we know, a drop spindle provides full suspsnsion movement, a chopped spring doesnt.

and this isnt for my 64  this is for something special i am working on.....

its in the concept stage justA at the moment.... 

i am hoping that someone out there can say "yes chris a impala stub axle fits a pontiac" 

i may be dreaming !!!

@64 kiwi boni I'm fairly certain that an Impala front end will only be compatible with yours if yours is a Canadian or Australian rhd car (ie: Chevy chassis).

When I did up my front brakes I couldn't find '61 spindles so had to go '63/'64 & change over drums, backing plates & all, as even they were different. Even the Impala wheel cylinders are different (won't fit our backing plates), as I was sent some of those too, & ended up gutting those to rebuild my Pontiac cylinders.