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04-25-2002, 09:40 PM | #1 |
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'68 vs. Newer Ball Joints
At first I was just planning a cheapo restoration of my '68, but the bug got me and I'm putting in an '85 front suspension. I bought all new ball joints that fit the '68 spindles. Will these same ball joints fit the '85 control arms/spindles? Thanks for your help.
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04-25-2002, 09:49 PM | #2 |
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They are different.
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04-25-2002, 10:37 PM | #3 |
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up though '70 is what they will fit(same as saying only drum brake models)
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04-25-2002, 11:05 PM | #4 |
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You will have to figure out the size of the holes on the spindles and figure out which ones will fit into the screw in adjusting middle part thingy. I did this a couple years ago but I can't remember the exact ones that would fit. I think I had a sheet with the dimensions of the tapers and the size of the ball joint stud and figured it out that way.
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