I used ordinary washers. As there is the taper, use two or three washers with progressively small holes to follow the taper.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Hey Mark!Thanks for your input.I am just looking for stock height and as I understand it the Granada spindles will lower it by 1 inch anyway.As far as lowering it by having the spindle "sit" high on the BJ stud would make me uncomfortable thinking about the weight on that stud.Not designed to hold the vehicle weight If I was looking to lower the car I would drop the coil spring support plate by drilling out the rivets and use square tubing to space the plate down and use GR.8 bolts to put it back together.

  

If you want your car to sit like it did with the stock spindles you will need to machine the Granada spindle so it sits all the way down on the lower ball joint and make up the difference with hardened washers on top.

If your looking to lower the front of your car than only machine enough material out so the spindle sits as high as possible on the lower ball joint, this is what D.C. Enterprises in California makes and sells as a dropped spindle.

I did a set on my '55 and it lowered the front a good 2 to 2 1/2 in.

Hello Paul! I dont know if you are aware the front end is the same on 54-56 Ford and Mercurys.I agree with you about the spindle being down on the post.The studs were never designed to carry the weight of the car which is what happens when they are only half way into the spindle.What did you use for a spacer?

  

On my 54, I added spacers to make up the difference. There are two schools of thought on this, and I think both of them are ok. I prefer them down on the post.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Thanks Bill.The machinist was not sure how far down the spindle should sit so he only reamed it enough for the threaded portion of the stud sticks out past the spindle hole.He is going to ream it more so it sits all the way down.Your Falcon spindles must be thicker on the lower hole than the Granada if you only need a 1/4 inch spacer.The stock spindle is 1 1/4 inch thick where the BJ stud bolts through.I am guessing there is 3/4 to 11/4 inch that needs to be filled in so that the castelated nut will tighten down properly.What is anyone who has the Granada spindles doing about the extra length of the balljoint stud?

  

Mark, i machine the falcon equivelant of these spindles here to fit 55 -58 customlines and machine the lower stub area so the stub sits down on thickest part of balljoint taper as you suggested, then machine about 1/4" spacer so that the nut slots align up with split pin hole, 3 high tensile 5/8" washers will also do it, but lower one may sit on stub edge where orig nut sat, this area can be ground flat so washers sit flat and not on angle. hope this is same as you are doing but might help. regards bill.

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All I can say is they did on my 65 Mustang when I put them on it.

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

I am having my Granada spindles reamed to fit the balljoint.I assume the spindle should end up in the same position as the original-bottomed out against the grease cap on the thickest part of the stud above where the taper ends. What has anybody done about the extra length of the threaded stud because the spindle is only half as thick as the original?Using a stack of washers as a spacer or? The machinist turned down the hub on my new rotors so they now fit the original wheels.Now -will the wheels clear the calipers without a problem?