I have two decent front used spindles on my 99 that seem to be ok but have slight notches where the brake pads rest. Every one of them I saw in the salvage yard had these wear notches there and unfortunately only 1999 Dakota or Durango will fit. What causes those notches? Could that hang the brake pads up from sliding back and forth? I do have a slight brake pull but it only happens sometimes. All hoses, pads, and calipers were replaced when I swapped spindles. I filed down the high points and put caliper grease where they slide. I've since gotten one more LH spindle with slightly less noticeable notches but still there and one brand new RH spindle. I know everyone says swap over to the 01+ with brackets but I replaced just about everything when I had to put those used spindles on. I'm planning on rebuilding the suspension again using Energy Suspension instead of NOS Mopar bushings like last time. But I was just wondering why every Dakota and Durango spindle had those wear notches grooved in them where the brake pads sit. Is it from not applying caliper grease there? If it's going to happen on every spindle I put on there I may just leave them when I do the rebuild.