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Sik5chevy · 07-09-2016, 07:35 PM

Helping my buddy do his spindle swap and he was told they were from a 1975 c10 but the 1975 tie rods are to big. What year did the tie rods change from 73-87. Also are the ball joints all the same for those years. I knew what year my were which made it easy. Oh and whats throwing me off is the rotors are 1 1/4 5 lug

Thx

**lolife99** · 07-09-2016, 08:15 PM

All changes are made by these years.
60-62
63-70
71-72
73-87

Sounds like you have 71-72 spindles?

**lolife99** · 07-09-2016, 08:17 PM

Which part of the tie rod is too big?
The threaded end?
Or the end that connects to the spindle.
63-70 tie rods are 5/8" thread.
71-87 tie rods are 11/16" thread.

Sik5chevy · 07-09-2016, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolife99

Which part of the tie rod is too big?
The threaded end?
Or the end that connects to the spindle.
63-70 tie rods are 5/8" thread.
71-87 tie rods are 11/16" thread.

The threaded end

**lolife99** · 07-09-2016, 09:31 PM

You need a tie rod adapter or you need to use a 73-87 centerlink and tie rods.
You also need to swap to 73-87 balljoints.

It would have been simple if you had just used 63-70 conversion spindles.
They are a direct bolt on.

**lolife99** · 07-09-2016, 09:33 PM

look at this thread,...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=405330

Sik5chevy · 07-09-2016, 10:29 PM

We are good there he had the whole linkage to 75. Did 1972 spindles accept the d52 calipers? These did and the 1 1/4 inch rotors

**lolife99** · 07-09-2016, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sik5chevy

We are good there he had the whole linkage to 75. Did 1972 spindles accept the d52 calipers? These did and the 1 1/4 inch rotors

Yes

Sik5chevy · 07-09-2016, 11:09 PM

Thx for the replies its appreciated ill try that tomorrow. Last question were the 72 and 75 ball joints the same. Ill be at the parts house tomorrow now that i somewhat have a clue, but they will probably have to order it with his luck.

Thx again

**Captainfab** · 07-10-2016, 12:54 AM

Np they are not the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sik5chevy

Thx for the replies its appreciated ill try that tomorrow. Last question were the 72 and 75 ball joints the same. Ill be at the parts house tomorrow now that i somewhat have a clue, but they will probably have to order it with his luck.

Thx again

**lolife99** · 07-10-2016, 08:08 AM

Captainfab is correct.
The 71-72 upper balljoints are different than the 73-87 version.
But the lowers are the same.

If you have 1975 parts use 1975 balljoints and tie rods. Including the centerlink and idler arm. (Which will have to be correctly mounted to your frame since it mounts in a different location)

Sik5chevy · 07-11-2016, 01:42 PM

OK looks like you can have a square body suburban thanks for the help guys

Sik5chevy · 07-11-2016, 09:16 PM

Dang auto correct . What i meant to type is it looks like he has 1991 suburban spindles.. Thank yall

**lolife99** · 07-12-2016, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sik5chevy

Dang auto correct . What i meant to type is it looks like he has 1991 suburban spindles.. Thank yall

Squarebody 2wd suburbans used the same front suspension parts as the 73-87 trucks through 1991.
In 1992 the suburbans got the 88-98 truck parts.

Sik5chevy · 07-12-2016, 06:44 PM

thx for the replies . I dont know what he got and i dont think the guy he got them from knows either. i am just gonna pull a fresh set for him so i know everything matches. Any body made a template of where to place the idler arm. I still got to do that on mine.

Thx for replies

Chris

07-09-2016, 07:35 PM	#1
Sik5chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 115	Tie rods Helping my buddy do his spindle swap and he was told they were from a 1975 c10 but the 1975 tie rods are to big. What year did the tie rods change from 73-87. Also are the ball joints all the same for those years. I knew what year my were which made it easy. Oh and whats throwing me off is the rotors are 1 1/4 5 lug Thx

07-09-2016, 08:15 PM	#2
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,691	Re: Tie rods All changes are made by these years. 60-62 63-70 71-72 73-87 Sounds like you have 71-72 spindles? __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

07-09-2016, 08:17 PM	#3
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,691	Re: Tie rods Which part of the tie rod is too big? The threaded end? Or the end that connects to the spindle. 63-70 tie rods are 5/8" thread. 71-87 tie rods are 11/16" thread. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

07-09-2016, 09:31 PM	#5
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,691	Re: Tie rods You need a tie rod adapter or you need to use a 73-87 centerlink and tie rods. You also need to swap to 73-87 balljoints. It would have been simple if you had just used 63-70 conversion spindles. They are a direct bolt on. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

07-09-2016, 09:33 PM	#6
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,691	Re: Tie rods look at this thread,... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=405330 __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

07-09-2016, 10:29 PM	#7
Sik5chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 115	Re: Tie rods We are good there he had the whole linkage to 75. Did 1972 spindles accept the d52 calipers? These did and the 1 1/4 inch rotors

07-09-2016, 11:09 PM	#9
Sik5chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 115	Re: Tie rods Thx for the replies its appreciated ill try that tomorrow. Last question were the 72 and 75 ball joints the same. Ill be at the parts house tomorrow now that i somewhat have a clue, but they will probably have to order it with his luck. Thx again

07-10-2016, 08:08 AM	#11
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,691	Re: Tie rods Captainfab is correct. The 71-72 upper balljoints are different than the 73-87 version. But the lowers are the same. If you have 1975 parts use 1975 balljoints and tie rods. Including the centerlink and idler arm. (Which will have to be correctly mounted to your frame since it mounts in a different location) __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

07-11-2016, 01:42 PM	#12
Sik5chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 115	Re: Tie rods OK looks like you can have a square body suburban thanks for the help guys

07-11-2016, 09:16 PM	#13
Sik5chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 115	Re: Tie rods Dang auto correct . What i meant to type is it looks like he has 1991 suburban spindles.. Thank yall

07-12-2016, 06:44 PM	#15
Sik5chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 115	Re: Tie rods thx for the replies . I dont know what he got and i dont think the guy he got them from knows either. i am just gonna pull a fresh set for him so i know everything matches. Any body made a template of where to place the idler arm. I still got to do that on mine. Thx for replies Chris



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