[Serrated]

too the truck out to do some lite testing and broke a spindle ill have pics up soon. :thatswck:

 

[dubie2003]

You broke a spindle under lite testing? I guess I have to wait for pics. Has TO broken a spindle yet? I know the stockers get bent but the CTS, thats a new one on me.

Side Note: Are you sure they are the real CTS spindles and not the chine knockoffs?

 

[Serrated]

they are real. Got em from Greg.

 

[dubie2003]

Okay, just checking. Now just waiting for pics.

 

[TerribleOne]

Where did it break? The only real weak point I can think of is the smaller snout. How exactly did it break...was there a hard hit into a rock or booby trap?

I am completely rebuilding my front end; but for other reasons. I did not really see the spindles really being the weak point. The upper arm mounts, and lower cross member were more my concerns.

 

[TerribleOne]

You broke a spindle under lite testing? I guess I have to wait for pics. Has TO broken a spindle yet? I know the stockers get bent but the CTS, thats a new one on me.

Side Note: Are you sure they are the real CTS spindles and not the chine knockoffs?

I have only broke a few minor things; other than my wheel snapping in half I have yet to have a major failure. But keep this in mind; my truck is barely built at all and I drive within it's limits. When you go from a fairly stock to fully built truck it takes a while to learn your vehicles limits. The rear end on Serrated's truck exceeds the limitations of what the front is capable of; that was known well before the truck even got built.

There are a million reasons as to why the spindle could have failed...from manufacturer error in fabrication to bumps not being set up properly. I would really like to see where the spindle failed and here how it happened.

 

[Serrated]

The bumps blasted a hole in the lower arm and that made the coil bind witch broke the shock mount witch broke the spindle.

so i need new lowers now too.

 

[mustard23]

So it wasn't the spindle.. it was that your bumps are not set up right? Shorten your bumps, and make sure they hit the strike pad.

 

[Serrated]

no the bumps are corect!

 

[mustard23]

If the bumps tweaked your lower they are not correct..

The bumps blasted a hole in the lower arm and that made the coil bind witch broke the shock mount witch broke the spindle.

so i need new lowers now too.

quoted before you change your story..

 

[Serrated]

the lowers do not have guests under the bump plate. So the lower in caving in.

 

[mustard23]

What you are doing is making it so half the people that have CSTs are going to think they are bad and we get another story like all the front diffs are going to blow up.

when the truth is your not using it in a way that is made for and It only failed after another part failed.

 

[Serrated]

i understand your point. But based on what i was doing and the point in which they failed they should not have.

i contacted CST as well. They agree that they should not have.

 

[TerribleOne]

I would really like to see some pictures of this...

Also, again; what exactly were you doing when this occurred?

 

[mustard23]

there is a bunch of titans running this same set up and are not having this failure.

 

[Serrated]

Ill get some up as soon as i get off work.

 

[dunefronty]

Sorry to hear that serrated hope it works out for you

 

[TerribleOne]

cool, thanks. I am real curious to see the damage....then try to figure out how to fix the issue before it happens.

 

[Serrated]

up date! both spindles are cracked! ill have pics up soon.

 

[mustard23]

BTF is making a new kit with spindles..