been asked a thousand times
 

and i can't seem to find one :( guess i am not using the right words, but i swear it's been asked.

can you use a '68 crossmember with '72 arms, coils, spindles, discs, etc? or will it not work? both are from half ton.

Re: been asked a thousand times
 

I don't see why not shifty...........I would think that you can......


Eric

Re: been asked a thousand times
 

Shifty, yeah it'll work fine. You will have to fab or find brake lines and use ball joints for the year of the spindles. You will also need the entire tie-rod from the newer truck (ends are different thread and the studs are bigger.) And you have to trim the steering stop on the new spindle (leave about 1/2 inch of it.) I swapped 72 disc spindles into my 69:

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Re: been asked a thousand times
 

68 & 72 a-arms are the same; it's the BJ's that are different. Disc spindles use a different BJ than drum spindles.

Use the required tie rods for whatever spindles you use.

Re: been asked a thousand times
 

Yes. That is exactly what i'm doing to mine. Changing ball joints and tie rod ends. Very easy swap