Dan 312-8 620 #3026 Posted 13 hours ago On 10/22/2026 at 10:06 PM, c-series don said: 8” wheels and 6” spindles. Emulating some old 50s & 60s hot rodders that liked the front end canted up a bit. Yeah, I'm that old... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 80,833 #3027 Posted 12 hours ago 1 hour ago, Dan 312-8 said: Emulating some old 50s & 60s hot rodders that liked the front end canted up a bit. Yeah, I'm that old... I'm 30 years later than that trend but I do like the look. Always thought it gave a faster appearance. Like the vehicle was already in motion. Definitely has a limit though. Just a little is just enough. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 47,501 #3028 Posted 11 hours ago 2 hours ago, Dan 312-8 said: Emulating some old 50s & 60s hot rodders that liked the front end canted up a bit. Yeah, I'm that old... I was a '50s hot rodder, but we lowered the rears to get the look. I do swap out the front 6s for 8 inchers on all my tractors and leave the 6" spindles but I do it to get more clearance under the front axle for higher lift of plow frames. The look is a bonus. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 80,833 #3029 Posted 8 hours ago 2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: but I do it to get more clearance under the front axle for higher lift I install the taller spindles for clearance too... but for my chipper in particular. The extended length of the chipper body is raised exponentially by the front axle being only an inch higher. Add taller front tires and it made all the difference. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,521 #3030 Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: raised exponentially by the front axle being only an inch higher. Ok, ya make me look this up! Apparently the sine() function (the ratio of the angle of elevation to the height of elevation, given distance from the origin) is historically geometric or trigonometric. But, if one wants to invoke Euler (heaven forbid), it can be expressed exponentially! Learn something new every day! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 47,501 #3031 Posted 7 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Ok, ya make me look this up! Apparently the sine() function (the ratio of the angle of elevation to the height of elevation, given distance from the origin) is historically geometric or trigonometric. But, if one wants to invoke Euler (heaven forbid), it can be expressed exponentially! Learn something new every day! Geo and Trig is OK, but Leonhard is way over my pay grade. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
