front disc brake upgrade

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    I recently bought a pair of disc brake spindles and forgot to ask seller which one was left and right... is there a difference and how can you tell?
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    Tie rod attaches to the rear of the spindles.
     
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    Yeah you'll have a hard time mounting them on opposite sides, at least if you connect the tie rods...
     
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    I understand that the tie rods mount on the rear. There is no other way to mount them. I'm asking if there's a left and right side with different part numbers ?
     
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    Yes, they are physically different between left and right sides. In other words, they are not reversible. Is that what you are asking?
     
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    Yes
     
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    how do y0u tell which is which?
     
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    The caliper mounts on rear at about 10:30 o'clock and as mentioned steering arm is in back as well... IF you mount control arm on wrong side they will be reversed, yes it's that simple...

    RH spindle & caliper on my Comet, looking foward..

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