[rwruther]

I heard from a pal a while back that somebody out there was making upper A arms for 39 Pontiac. The 39 has a shock absorber-A-arm, the shocks on my 39 are toasted and I want to sub a MSII front end, but can't due to the frame rail at that point... so maybe new "normal" A arms and some dropped spindles would get me where I'm going? I'd then have to rebuild the whole thing, but at least I wouldn't have to cut the frame off and stick on a sub-frame.

Thanks for reading.

R

 

[Deuce]

Your Pontiac should make a nice car......


I, as a general rule, discourage frame clips. In your case.........that may be the best route. The Pontiac is bigger and heavier than a MII and then you would need upgraded brakes ( 9 inchers just are not enough ) . A narrowed 79ish Malibu could be the answer. I see by your photos that your can weld and fabricate so I believe you could pull the job off...............so many cannot.

Just be careful about the front tread width. I would tuck the wheels under just a tad. A Malibu or other GM front clip may work out great. Just take a few measurements of the Pontiac and go the the bone yard and look. Good luck hunting.........to me..........that's the fun of cars.........finding the right stuff.

 

[curly5759]

If your 39 pontiac is like a chevy from the same era (and you know it is! ), then it is using the Knee action shocks set up. My 41 cad has the same thing. Did you know that you can get the shocks rebuilt for about $125 each? Sounds high, but I bet you'll pay close to that for a set of arms.

I put a 81 camaro clip under the cad. It fit fine. The chevy/pontiac may have a smaller treadwidth, but it might be worth checking out.