Possible to swap a spindle from one knuckle to the other?

[ZMan]

I'm swapping 95+ knuckles onto my 92 Ranger, I've had these knuckles almost a year and just noticed today after I put them on that someone cut the outer wheel bearing off at one time and gouged the hell out of the spindle right on the surface the bearing spins on. I have access to a press, is it possible to swap the spindle from my old knuckle onto the new knuckle?

 

[martin]

The bearings don't spin on the spindle unless they seize. Unless the gouge is very deep or in a bad place it probably won't affect too much.

 

[ZMan]

oh ya? I imagine the truck these knuckles came off of drove like this, its definitely done with a cutoff wheel and is maybe 1/8" deep, its right where the outer bearing sits on the spindle.

The thing is theres going to be a bit more load on these bearings, I'm running 13" Cobra Mustang brake rotors and 17" mustang wheels.

I suppose I could give it a try, if it makes noise then I'll replace it, its not going to be my everyday driver when its done.