[Alpines] [Tigers] Drop Spindles

[Jan Eyerman]

Marc,

The best way to think about this, if you are not a "gearhead", is to just
think of the front wheels in relation to the body of the car.  A "drop
spindle" effectively lowers the body of the car in relation to the front
wheels.  A spindle is the short axle that the front wheel is connected to.
If
the spindle or axle is closer to the top of the car, the car will be lower to
ground.  A "drop spindle" is a shortened form meaning a "spindle that drops
(lowers) the body of the car in relation to the ground". In this kind of
situation fractions of an inch are a lot.  A "dropped spindle" that lowers a
car 3/4" is a lot.  From a language point of view, the term "dropped spindle"
is incorrect.  If the spindle is dropped the car would actually sit higher
off
the ground, however the term is really a contraction.  In short, it is
jargon.

Jan Eyerman
1959 Hillman Minx Series III Special Sedan (with "normal" height spindles)
1962 Hillman Minx Series IIIC Convertible (also with "normal" height
spindles)
1977 Puch Maxi Moped
1963 Dunelt 3 speed bicycle
plus assorted modern vehicles
(and a VERY full garage)



------ Original Message ------
Received: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:53:07 PM EST
From: Marc James Small <marcsmall at comcast.net>
To: Alpine List <alpines at autox.team.net>,Brent Edinger	<banana111 at msn.com>,
tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>owain.lloyd at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Alpines] [Tigers] Drop Spindles

Pray,, let us keep the discussion concentrated on those of us who are
interested.  You Tiger guys seem to want to wander off into personal
discussions. Pray, keep those of the Alpine list in the discussion.

Marc
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