New school banshee calipers/Old school spindles

[Blastizzle]

As most of us know, the banshee changed thier caliper and spindle design after the death of the J-arms. Well I bought what I thoughtwas a full working banshee hydro setup. I got screwed with new style calipers and the old style spindles. The mounting bolt holes dont line up so here's what I came up with. This is to help anyone who gets stuck like me or finds a deal on both and has a welder.

See how the holes are too close together for the caliper

Mounted using the original top mounting hole

Cut bottom tab and welded it to line up with bottom hole

Welded nuts to backside for mounting bolts and to space caliper away from hitting rotor....heads on rotor mounting bolts were grinded down slghtly too for clearance

Now caliper lines up

 

[yb200]

nice work rep..............

 

[Blastizzle]

Thanks yb, you've officially popped my rep cherry!

 

[Awk08]

yeah i'll take yb's sloppy seconds on that rep cherry, cause not only did you get pre 1990 calipers, but if the disc bolts werent recessed they were from a j-arm too, you did good to get all that to work, i had a similar dilema, good thing all the wrong stuff was free, but i bought 90+ stuff and finished without welding, but considered your route, rep givin, but it was still tight when i hit it!!!!!! hahahaaaa

 

[Blastizzle]

Glad if I could help out. Seeing as I've been helped out alot here. Thanks awk.

 

[xKroniK13x]

Thanks yb, you've officially popped my rep cherry!

Lol. Can't say I've seen that phrase on here before.

Good write up, I'm sure it will prove to be helpful.

 

[jfblasterboy65]

i got a question for ya, you have asrs howd you mount those spindles to em just got new top balljoints?

 

[BLASTER POWER]

good thinking I:I

 

[blasterfreek30]

way to make it work man, nice job

 

[Blastizzle]

i got a question for ya, you have asrs howd you mount those spindles to em just got new top balljoints?

When I bought the set I told ASR that I was running banshee spindles. The arms bolted righ up and I used my original tie rod ends, they were still good. So yes they just swap out the top ball joints to run those spindles.

 

[Blastizzle]

way to make it work man, nice job

Thanks. "When ebay gives you lemons, make lemonade"

 

[blasterfreek30]

Thanks. "When ebay gives you lemons, make lemonade"

lmao.......thats about the best way to put it bro I:II:I

 

[Blastizzle]

When I bought the set I told ASR that I was running banshee spindles. The arms bolted righ up and I used my original tie rod ends, they were still good. So yes they just swap out the top ball joints to run those spindles.

Actually not the whole upper ball joint but just pin that goes through the heim joint. Prolly cost you less than $30 for the two.

 

[jfblasterboy65]

aight thanx i thought thats all i needed to do, looks like im gonna be ordering 2 new pins for my warrior spindles a lot easier and cheaper then any other thing

 

[doc_speeder]

Nice work on the spindles. I've said it before, and I'm saying it again now: Your blue and yellow Blaster is the hottest looking Blaster on this site! Love the very complete execution of the color scheme. Looks awesome!

 

[Blastizzle]

Nice work on the spindles. I've said it before, and I'm saying it again now: Your blue and yellow Blaster is the hottest looking Blaster on this site! Love the very complete execution of the color scheme. Looks awesome!

Thanks Doc, greatly appreciated.