another disc conversion question

[ah_5500]

wanting to swap my 67 c10 to disc 5 lug. ive heard and kinda gathered that i can put 73-87 upper control arms, spindle, disc, etc directly on and just put 73-87 balljoints in the stock lower arm and it all works with the only "technical" part being to adapt tie rods. thanks guys.

[KrazyRay]

I sell a bunch of these conversions. I recommend that you take everything from the 73up including the cross member, tie rod, etc. and simply bolt the whole thing to your frame. Then hook it up to your steering box and you are good to go.

[67/72junkie]

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[gkesseru]

Best way to get everything to work together is to go to your local junk yard and get the entire front suspension from a 73-87. It unbolts with 14 bolts and will bolt up on your 67 with 2 holes installed and all holes slightly enlarged. If you get one in good shape you can even use the brake hoses, proportioning valve, and hard brake lines. Best way is to have them just cut the frame right behind the front suspension. Saves them work and ensures you have all the parts.

[gkesseru]

BTW, see my build thread below. I just got done with this swap onto a 67 frame, including moving over the sway bar and sway bar mounts.

[Deaol]

It is the easiest way, I did it the hard way and used 73-87 bjs/outter tie rods and used custom sleeves to adapt the 68 inners. Spindles were bought (drop spindles) and I bought aftermarket 6lug rotors to keep my rears from swapping to 5lug.

[robzilla]

what about using the parts from a 71. i have a 71 c10 1/2 ton, that i want to use for my 69.
your thoughts? would i be better off with a 73 front end?

[Deaol]

Originally Posted by robzilla

what about using the parts from a 71. i have a 71 c10 1/2 ton, that i want to use for my 69.
your thoughts? would i be better off with a 73 front end?

73 has better balljoints and changed control arm bushings... swapping out to a 73-87 front crossmember complete will/should improve the ride..

oh and edit: replacement parts are half the price (73-87 parts compared to 71/72 parts)

[dmnall]

Plus swapping a 73+ cradle will give you the better motor mounts.. But the better motor mounts make the engine a pita to get back in but other then that, vastly superior the 67-72 style in my opinion.

HTH,
Charlie

[KrazyRay]

Originally Posted by gkesseru

Best way to get everything to work together is to go to your local junk yard and get the entire front suspension from a 73-87. It unbolts with 14 bolts and will bolt up on your 67 with 2 holes installed and all holes slightly enlarged. If you get one in good shape you can even use the brake hoses, proportioning valve, and hard brake lines. Best way is to have them just cut the frame right behind the front suspension. Saves them work and ensures you have all the parts.

That is exactly what I do...Cut the frame behind the suspension and give them the whole thing.

[c1069]

Recently I found a 71 in the junk yard. And remove the differential, rotors, spindles and tie rods

all for $150..

[robzilla]

Originally Posted by dmnall

Plus swapping a 73+ cradle will give you the better motor mounts.. But the better motor mounts make the engine a pita to get back in but other then that, vastly superior the 67-72 style in my opinion.

HTH,
Charlie

what about the rear end? keep the rear end out of the 71? or get one from 73+

thanks
rob

[KrazyRay]

Originally Posted by robzilla

what about the rear end? keep the rear end out of the 71? or get one from 73+

thanks
rob

You can use the front end and the rear end from your 71. The main object is to get rid of the front drums and have the same lug pattern front and rear.