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Old May 5, 2026 | 07:05 PM
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CPP Spindles

I came across this earlier, and was wondering if anyone had tried them or knew anything else about them. $500 for the pair, with hubs, seems like a steal.

https://classicperform.com/shop/8292sh-k

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Old May 5, 2026 | 09:05 PM
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Re: CPP Spindles

The Images shown do not look to have the correct Geometry...
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Old May 6, 2026 | 05:23 PM
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Re: CPP Spindles

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The Images shown do not look to have the correct Geometry...
they mounted the sturt sideways for clearance. Idk, the steering arm wasnt corrected and who knows where the ride height will be.

The ones from hawks looked the most promising but they screwed up and idk if they are reworking them

Id stick with stock

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Old May 6, 2026 | 07:35 PM
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Re: CPP Spindles

Honestly, with the DRP Wheel Bearing Spacers, We have produced a significant amount of "Hub Assemblies" from Rotor Cores...
And have been Extremely happy with the Stock Spindles and what behaves like a Modern Hub Assembly, but is fully rebuildable.

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Old May 6, 2026 | 09:07 PM
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Re: CPP Spindles

These don't look right at all. Im all for new products but I just don't see how these will work geometry wise and they don't look like they would be strong, Im aware of hawks spindles having geometry issues. Hawks unit look much better built.

i wouldn't touch these. Ill stick w my modified stock spindles and wilwoods.

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Old May 7, 2026 | 02:39 AM
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Re: CPP Spindles

These have been available for a couple of months now. I have a couple of pictures of them IRL from different angles, and they look good, better than they do in that stock image. But it's true that the strut mount has been relocated, like you see it. It appears to move the mount slightly lower, which would provide better strut travel with lowered suspensions, also inward, which would allow a bit more clearance for wider wheels, but it also moves it forward of center, all of which would change the angle of the strut and probably the alignment too.

Supposedly someone important at CPP has been running them on a car for a while now with no issues, so I don't think they plan to redesign them, but I think the design has left potential customers unsure about them, so I'm not sure if they've sold any yet or not. Other than the strut mount, they're no different than the ones they've been selling for 2ndgens for about 10 years, which have been very popular and durable, so there shouldn't be any quality concerns. Just that strut mount location, even though the description says retains factory geometry.

Someone here is going to have to test them, or we're not likely to ever know, unless a Rep from CPP comes on here to tell us about them.
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Old May 8, 2026 | 11:01 PM
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Re: CPP Spindles

Either way, a little competition is good...for us. Ive been waiting for the hawks spindle to go on sale, but now with this kit, idk. These guys are in my neighborhood too. Wonder if i can go look at these in person and maybe get a better deal. Ima call.
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Re: CPP Spindles

As above, minus the hubs.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267645884612
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Re: CPP Spindles

Originally Posted by //<86TA>\\
they mounted the sturt sideways for clearance. Idk, the steering arm wasnt corrected and who knows where the ride height will be.

The ones from hawks looked the most promising but they screwed up and idk if they are reworking them

Id stick with stock
I wouldn't hold my breath on them fixing anything. Their LS swap motor stands have been too short on the PS side for 20 years now

The CPP spindle does look goofy. I'm curious how the geometry compares to stock or the hawks pieces
Would be nice if these companies would offer multiple tierod positions for R&P conversions. Hawks has a halfway position thats not great for drag link and still too long for R&P

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