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JesseSimon · 02-20-2009, 08:25 PM

Does anyone know if you can take the disc brakes and front end parts from a mid 80's van and drop them in a '69 C10?

jbristo67 · 02-20-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JesseSimon

Does anyone know if you can take the disc brakes and front end parts from a mid 80's van and drop them in a '69 C10?

You could use the rotors and calipers i know but as far as the rest just get you some spindles.

JesseSimon · 02-20-2009, 08:31 PM

I'm beyond amateur so bare with me... Are you saying I just need to change out the spindles in order to use the disc brakes from the van?

dave2953 · 02-20-2009, 08:55 PM

The ball joints are different...you couldn't just change out the spindles. Also, the outer tie rod ends currently on your truck wouldn't work with the van spindles even if you swapped the ball joints. They make conversion tie rod ends, but I'm not sure if they have them for that van or not. Most folks swap out entire crossmembers. I swapped the control arms, tie rods, centerlink, etc., etc. from an 89 'burb. I know you can do this with 73-87 trucks and 73-91 'burbs but I'm not sure if the vans are the same as the trucks.

02-20-2009, 08:25 PM	#1
JesseSimon Asks alot of questions Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rogers, Arkansas Posts: 231	Front end conversion question Does anyone know if you can take the disc brakes and front end parts from a mid 80's van and drop them in a '69 C10?

02-20-2009, 08:31 PM	#3
JesseSimon Asks alot of questions Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rogers, Arkansas Posts: 231	Re: Front end conversion question I'm beyond amateur so bare with me... Are you saying I just need to change out the spindles in order to use the disc brakes from the van?

02-20-2009, 08:55 PM	#4
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: Front end conversion question The ball joints are different...you couldn't just change out the spindles. Also, the outer tie rod ends currently on your truck wouldn't work with the van spindles even if you swapped the ball joints. They make conversion tie rod ends, but I'm not sure if they have them for that van or not. Most folks swap out entire crossmembers. I swapped the control arms, tie rods, centerlink, etc., etc. from an 89 'burb. I know you can do this with 73-87 trucks and 73-91 'burbs but I'm not sure if the vans are the same as the trucks. __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250 Last edited by dave2953; 02-20-2009 at 08:56 PM.



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