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Originally Posted by thunderkiss65

First, I'd like to say hi to everyone on the forums here. I recently got a 65 chevy that I'm working on a little bit and am really wanting to ditch the front drums. Aside from being a 5 lug, will the front end components (a arms to spindles) on a box chevy bolt up to my 65 chassis? I got to talking with a local body guy and he said that it would work, but it seems like a stretch to me. If anyone could give me some help on this it would be great. thanks

Yes, the parts are a direct swap. You can even use the entire later model front crossmember (and many people opt to do the swap this way) but it seems like extra work for the result. The a-arms will swap over to your original c.member as well & will only require drilling the u-bolt holes slightly larger to get strength or you can use the smaller original u-bolts (both will work).

Your original pitman arm/idler can be re-used or if you want you can use the power steering stuff too (you'll need some frame reinforcement brackets for the heavier pwr steering box though).

Keeping it 6-lug w/the disc set-up is just a rotor purchase away. Nothing special required (other than later model disc brake style wheels).