What type of spindle do you have?

What type of Spindles do you have?


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Xwaz

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I was just working on a 2020 Ranger Lariat at work. Installing a ProComp leveling kit with new crash bars. When I took the tire off I noticed that the spindle/hub assembly is Cast Iron, every Ranger I have seen online and in person so far has had a Aluminum spindle. Was there a change down recently in the material but this is the first I have seen.
What do you all have?
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I was just working on a 2020 Ranger Lariat at work. Installing a ProComp leveling kit with new crash bars. When I took the tire off I noticed that the spindle/hub assembly is Cast Iron, every Ranger I have seen online and in person so far has had a Aluminum spindle. Was there a change down recently in the material but this is the first I have seen.
What do you all have?
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Mine is aluminum.
 

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Mines aluminum too.
 

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Aluminum...bummer, they added an extra 50 un-damped pounds to your truck:eek:
 


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2020 Lariat built June 2020 has cast.

I recently looked at several other 2020's on a lot. All cast. One 2019 was aluminum.

Perhaps aluminum was pre-covid-shutdown ?

@Metalshift noticed this in my pics back in September... HERE
 
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another reason to like 2019 besides the illuminated gear shift selector, or stated in another way more cost cutting.
 

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Mine was built I think February 2020 and they are aluminum
 

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My 2020 build started in February and was delivered to my dealer on March 31, 2020, just before the Covid-19 shutdown. It was waiting in the shipping area as they were stopping production. It came with aluminum spindles.
 
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Mine is a July 2020 build with cast iron knuckles as well. Hmm...
 

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July 2020 build with cast iron. I'm okay with that.
 

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Aluminum on our 2019 Ranger Coupe, built July 2019.

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I just check on my 2020 and it is cast. Very strange.
 

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Built January 2020, Aluminum.
 
 



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