California has been in the middle of the car scene since anyone knew there was a scene. We all know that SoCal in particular has a particular infatuation with automobiles, and the car culture there is other worldly in comparison to most of the rest of the country. And it’s been that way since the 1940’s. So it will come as no surprise that the first production drop spindles came from a SoCal company called Western Chassis who soon after opening in 1981, realized there was a need to be able to lower a Tri-Five Chevy and convert to disc brakes that went beyond just using springs and brackets. And so, the first drop spindle was born. Just two years after Western Chassis opened, Belltech was born just a little further north in California’s Central Valley.