obs disc on 63-66 C10 upper arms?
Hi, while researching on disc swaps for my 66 c10,i found the faq,among other threads on doing the disc swap. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367260 i follow most of it but......can i use 3/4-1ton(c20/30) upper arms 73-87(truck)/91(subs) in place of the older 64-66 c10 arms.I would like to upgrade, to the rubber bushings on the shaft? as well as keep the same year control arms instead of having 3 different years of arms,brakes,and steering components?(66 upper,73+ lower,88+ spindle/brake/tierods) as well as getting the arms from the same donor while there.
"Option 2: (done by firstgen) I used a 1990 chevy front end/parts that had 5 lug 1.25" thick rotors and went to AutoZone and bought new factory 6 lug 1.25" thick rotors and bolted them on. (thanks firstgen) Basically these are the parts I used: 1968+(73-87 upper/lower?) C20 lower control arms 1988+ 3/4 ton Light Duty 2X4 must have (1.25" rotors) spindles 1988+ 1.25" thick 6 lug rotors 1988+ calipers off same truck 1988+ upper and lower ball joints 1988+ outer tie rods inner tie rods MOOG part #ES2020RL 1988+ style tie rod coupler" "Option 2: (done by captainfab) Spindles from any '88-'98 1/2 ton or light 3/4 ton 2wd pickup or suburban. Rotors from a 7200# GVW 3/4ton from '88-'98 (for some reason there is one part # for '88 & '89 and another for '90-'94. There are only minor differences between the two) I bought the one for the '90-'94 which is Raybestos #56915RGS. The ball joints you need to use are the ones for the '88-'98 spindles. The uppers will fit '63-'87 1/2 ton upper a-arms. The lowers will fit '69-'87 3/4 ton lower a-arms. The '69-'72 are prefered because of the shorter bump stop bracket. The newer ones could be easily modified. For steering you will need to use the '88-'98 outter tierod ends and the adjuster sleeves with ES2020L (ES2020RL?) inner tierod ends to mate up with the drag link. The calipers to use are the '88-'98 ones. Other than some minor things and replacement parts like bearings and seals, etc, I think that's about it." |
Re: obs disc on 63-66 C10 upper arms?
The later (73-87) 3/4 & 1-ton trucks utilize the same HD bushings as the pre-73 1/2 ton trucks. They do not utilize the 'car' style bushing.
Only the 73-87 1/2 ton trucks use the 'car' style bushing. The later '88-up chassis use the rubber bushings in the 1/2 - 1-ton configuraation. |
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With conversion spindles and available 6 lug rotors, makes it easy and you could have it done this week.
IMO you are mixing a lot of parts-then when it come time to replace anything you have to remember where they came from. |
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True, aftermarket kits are available but if that source goes away, will another suppliers parts interchange? Using specific year OE parts can help w/that but the complications may or may-not be worth the hassle vs the one-stop shopping aftermarket approach. |
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ps: I was a mopar guy...trying to find parts used is hellish(was, they repop alot more now)everyone thinks there abused mopar part is rare and worth Rhodium prices LOL |
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More than one guy out there overlooks a possible downside because they're 'saving $' vs. purchasing aftermarket 6-lug rotors on an engineering approved/proven set-up (the OE 67-87 parts). I would research the answers prior to commiting to any specific option. |
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Too bad you were not closer to me. I have a complete 73 front cross member that I won't be using anymore.
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To be clear, I have not done the 6 ;lug rotor conversion as outlined in your first post. I was simply reposting from a very old thread that I found. After I posted that, a couple people tried that conversion but were not able to achieve the proper camber. Consequently I made a post stating that I no longer recommend that conversion. It appears that, that conversion would require custom length control arms either uppers or lowers to allow proper camber
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