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Subject:Re: 1985 Front Spindle needed
From:Mike Collum
Date:Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:55:50 -0400

I'm sorry, I wasn't clear with my post.  All '85 spindles are the same.
  The transition year was '84 when they changed the outer wheel bearing.

Mike

Cullen Stewart wrote:
> The spindle has a cast lower arm, larger late model outer wheel bearing and
> the earlier brake caliper. I think the one I have already is through early
> '85 since it has the smaller taper for the outer wheel bearing.  I had no
> idea that '85 was an odd transition year for the model.