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Old 05-08-2009, 10:59 AM   #1
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65 drop spindles

Im looking to buy some drop spindles for my 65. The problem is, my truck already has disc brakes and i dont know what year conversion was used. Looks converted to original 65 but is there a easy way to identify what year ball joints used. I dont want to order the wrong spindle - help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 05-08-2009, 11:15 AM   #2
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Re: 65 drop spindles

Drop a spindle and measure the ball joints.
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Old 05-08-2009, 01:19 PM   #3
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Re: 65 drop spindles

Answer a couple of questions for me.

1) Are your control arm bushings screw in metal type or rubber press in type. Look at them, do they look like a giant bolt head with a grease zerk in the middle or do they have a big washer and nut ?

2) Upper brake hoses, do they go to the frame rail in front of the crossmember, or to a tab on the front of the crossmemer, or to the rear of the crossmember ?
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Old 05-08-2009, 11:36 PM   #4
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Re: 65 drop spindles

A pic or two would help as well. The dust shield on the inside of the rotor is different from '71-'72 versus the '73-'87's.....kind of hard to describe.
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Old 05-09-2009, 03:24 PM   #5
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Re: 65 drop spindles

1. rubber with grease zerk
2. to the rear of crossmember
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Old 05-09-2009, 11:48 PM   #6
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Re: 65 drop spindles

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1. rubber with grease zerk
2. to the rear of crossmember
The rubber bushings don't have grease zerks, but the older suspensions with the steel bushings have a grease zerk with rubber seal behind them. So assuming you have the older suspension, you either have a '71-'72 front suspension, or someone left the '65 suspension and swapped just the spindles, rotors, calipers, etc. Still hard to know exactly what spindles you have......pics?
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