[Blue68]

Good advice from all so far. But I'd like to add my $1.25 to this. BE CAREFUL!!!! There are folks that might think I'm overly cautious, but when working with front suspension components, there are too many ways to get killed or maimed, and no one would like to lose a board member. It's not my intention to scare you off this effort, I've done about 4 rebuilds myself on these trucks with never had any problems.

Here are some tips not mentioned yet:

Ensure your jackstands are adequate and properly placed. Won't do to drop your truckon the floor.

When you break the upper ball joint loose, do so with the castle nut still in place, and the weight of the truck on your jack under the control arm spring pocket (the jack stands still in place as well).

Before removing the nuts for the spindles, I like to chain my springs to the cross shafts. You never know when your jack will have a o-ring failure (Hey, they rebuild the space shuttle before each flight and one failed there). I've heard tales where springs have come out of the pocket with enought force to fly across yards and streets. That's a lot of force.

The mechanics of the rebuild are VERY simple and like others stated, you just need patients (and LOTS of it). You will be glad you did it after you go to the alignment shop and drive it home afterwards. It'll be a whole new truck. I have never had much luck finding a lower ball joint press (c-clamp) for rent or to borrow, but we have a local shop that does all kinds of work for me if I just take in the parts CLEAN.

Enjoy.

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'68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades.


Way too much money and time..But it's a hobby.