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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:33 am
by Yellowrocket440
does anyone know the taper degree of the factory cannondale balljoints and of the spindle??
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 4:12 pm
by Yellowrocket440
Nobody knows this?? does anyone know I could find a diagram of the Spindle hole degree and balljoint shaft degree. Im wanting to know this to see if i can use a different degree reamer to make the hole differ from the factory one, if so i have more of a variety to choose from on balljoint.
Its another R&D thing im trying to come up with guys!
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 1:02 pm
by MRHorsepower
Measure the small diameter and the large diameter. Then you want to measure the thickness of your spindle and trig it out to find your tangent angle. That will tell you your taper
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 6:37 pm
by Canniboomer
You will probably find that the variety of other balljoints will have an overall narrower shank.... So by the time you ream the spindle to match the taper, the balljoints will seat down too far.
You can re-ream a Honda or Yam spindle for example to fit the Cannondale taper joint, but not the other way around. I use and stock Cannondale to Honda spindle adapters, and Honda tapered aftermarket balljoints -- here's a pic of coverted ASR's to true atv balljoints, instead of those huge 3/4" common heims. Tap-in adapters are used at the spindle.