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'68 C-20 396 CST CC
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Will 73-87 3/4t disc brake spindles fit a 68?
I posted a thread this past weekend to see if anyone knew what the options were for putting my front drum brakes out to pasture but got no answers.
![]() If anyone has pulled off a swap to front disc brakes on a C-20 let me know how you did it so I can piece it together. |
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wichita, Kansas 67212
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I've been told more than once that the spinles from a 71-72 will swap right into an earlier truck. How far back? Dunno.-? I bought the spindles/rotors and calipers from a 71 for my 69. They have sat in the shed, -meanwhile I've got another 71 frontend and a complete 72 frame. Now stuff to do a couple extra swaps, and a complete drum frontend. I'm switching to 72 booster/master cylinder. Don't know anything else for now.
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'68 C-20 396 CST CC
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Use the ball joints & all the steering linkage from the 73-up truck, & its a bolt in. you may need to grind the steer stops on the spindles to get the turning radius straightened up, if you are using the 68 lower arms(no big issue tho)....
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'68 C-20 396 CST CC
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![]() You said I might need to grind the steer stops if I use the 68 lower arms: Do you know if I can I just use the lower arm -- do a complete swap of both a-arms and eveerything else from the 83? Anybody? ![]() |
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I used the drum brake master cylinder. It seems to work okay. The flex lines I used were from the 96 I think.
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You can swap the lower arms, & the spindles,steering linkage,brakes......or if you have the complete cradle assy, you can swap it in. You will have to egg a couple bolt holes on the frame to fit it (no biggie tho).
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Salem, Oregon U. S. of A.
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I finally got the info you and I both have been looking for, these HIGH DOLLAR after market guys are selling the($800.00) kit for disk brakes and it's OEM parts ! What a bunch of snakes, just go to the recking yard and buy 73-87 stuff and save a ton of money !!!
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My 69 3/4 has the complete suspension from a 96 3/4 van, all but the cross member and the sway bar as they were too wide. I took the A arms and the spindles off the 96 as a unit and bolted them onto the 69. I used the 69 springs. It took my son and I about six hours to make the swap.
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Don Brace 55 Nomad 56 Nomad 58 Impalla Coupe 58 Bel-Aire 4D HT 61 Impala CVRT 409 4 SP 2- 71 Longhorns Always looking for old toy trains, Juke boxes Pin ball and game machines. |
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'68 C-20 396 CST CC
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What steering linkage did you use? 69 or 96? Tie rod end issues? 96 master-cylinder or old disc/drum w/booster on truck? This is supercool information Don. Thanks tons. This board ROCKS ![]() ![]() |
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The tie rods from the 96 were too long to use on the 69. The 69 already had a power brake unit so I used that one. Basically what we did was unbolt the 96 suspension and the 69 suspension at the cross shafts and put the 96 suspension on the 69. Works great.
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Don Brace 55 Nomad 56 Nomad 58 Impalla Coupe 58 Bel-Aire 4D HT 61 Impala CVRT 409 4 SP 2- 71 Longhorns Always looking for old toy trains, Juke boxes Pin ball and game machines. |
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MN
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Just curious, how did the wheel alignment work out? Which specs did they use?
FYI, I have 73 calipers on my stock 71 rotors. The brake line connection to the caliper was slightly different, otherwise it's identical. HG
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: wilson oklahoma
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i use a 91 sub on my 65 I had no tie rod end issues i did swap the idler arm so that i didn't have to drill for that the crossmember has 4 hole the dont linup so i'll have to drill. I use the brake booster and brake lins it went right in. the cool part it was free.
Last edited by chevy283; 05-19-2005 at 09:25 AM. |
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