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Cocacolakidd, I wasn't asking a question, you don't need the 86 spindles, 87+ (ie: what he has) will do fine.

I have never been able to use the '87 and up Spindles because their off set is different by 12mm from the '86 Turbo Spindles. Plus the alignment holes for mounting the struts is at a different angle from '86 to '87 plus.



I have done 20 + of these up-graded brakes to turbo and S2 Type, and just never found those '87 up spindles to fit well *and align up on the early cars.
I hear you, yes the 86 turbo spindles are a straight swap for the conversion. I have used the 87+ also and yes the camber angle is different and that affects the camber when you fit them to early offset. I dialed mine back to stock with camber plates. I was keen to use the 87+ hubs and spindles in my conversion because they are both much stronger, so I worked with the later spindles.

Basically, if you are not going to be running lots of camber the 87+ spindles with camber plates are the better choice and come with better hubs and spindles. Otherwise get the 86T spindles and that won't mess with your camber. Either way you will need S2/Turbo struts.
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