I bought this truck about a year ago, and there's nothing "normal" on it. Oldsmobile engine, mustang rack & pinion, chevy brakes, taking "custom" to a whole new level. I am trying to install new ball joints (both upper and lower) and am having trouble finding the ball joint that fits either one. Was hoping someone here might be able to identify the control arms that might get me to the correct ball joints. Any help is extremely appreciated!!
clesslie
Need help identifying control arm & ball joints
I bought this truck about a year ago, and there's nothing "normal" on it. Oldsmobile engine, mustang rack & pinion, chevy brakes, taking "custom" to a whole new level. I am trying to install new ball joints (both upper and lower) and am having trouble finding the ball joint that fits either one. Was hoping someone here might be able to identify the control arms that might get me to the correct ball joints. Any help is extremely appreciated!!
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They look like thread in type ball joints. Look up part number 91034323 on Speedway site to see if those specs fit your needs.
Go to the Speedway site and look at their press in ball joints. I'm sure you will find one that fits the specs on yours.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
If there is an identification on the steer axle you can probably get industry part numbers from them.
If you have a local old school parts house or machine shop, sometimes they will measure the parts you have an match them up.
A moog catalog should have what you need..
http://www.moogparts.eu/support/light-vehicles/catalogues.html
Sam
http://www.moogparts.eu/support/light-vehicles/catalogues.html
Sam
I had the same problem with a street rod I bought. Turned out the control arms were chinese knock offs with metric parts. I was able to get ball joints from Speedway.
Upper part # 106-20034
Can't find the # for lowers, but they look very much like 60-70's GM.
Upper part # 106-20034
Can't find the # for lowers, but they look very much like 60-70's GM.
A pic of the brakes/spindles would be the most helpful, we can imagine the control arms were most most-likely built to use the ball joints that were stock for those.
Probably yours will be one of two kinds: '72-down A-body (Chevelle etc.) is a specific application that will cover a lot of possibilities, and '73-up A (Malibu etc.) will cover the others. The differences between the two will show up in the diameter of the lower cup (where it presses in, only a small difference but important) and the taper angle of the stud. I would bring your spindles/uprights to a parts store and have a counter guy lay out lower joints from the two GM applications and see which studs fit snugly without wiggling around, thereby signifying the taper angle is correct, and have a calipers handy to compare cup diameters...and then buy the matching upper joints, checking again that the taper angles feel correct.
Probably yours will be one of two kinds: '72-down A-body (Chevelle etc.) is a specific application that will cover a lot of possibilities, and '73-up A (Malibu etc.) will cover the others. The differences between the two will show up in the diameter of the lower cup (where it presses in, only a small difference but important) and the taper angle of the stud. I would bring your spindles/uprights to a parts store and have a counter guy lay out lower joints from the two GM applications and see which studs fit snugly without wiggling around, thereby signifying the taper angle is correct, and have a calipers handy to compare cup diameters...and then buy the matching upper joints, checking again that the taper angles feel correct.
That suspension looks very similar to the one in my 55 f100 that I just bought. The paper work I have on it says it is from Conte Enterprises with 72 Chevelle Roters, Calipers and spindles. Upper ball joints are Vega (TRW #10288) Lower Ball Joints are 68-72 Chevelle (TRW #10197) Tie rod ends are Bobcat (TRW #ES 429_R). Hope that helps you out.
John
John
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