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| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 | Wanting to put a power disc front suspension on my Grandsons project. Trying to keep low-buck and scouting the wrecking yards, found a pretty clean system on a 87 GMC Suburban, realizing that this will change to a 5 hole pattern, does anyone know if it will fit by simply replacing the spindles at the ball joints? If not, does anyone out there know what will? Thanks in advance for your help.
PBO | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 | IF YOU CAN FIND 71-72 CHEVY/GMC 1/2TON 6LUG ALL WILL SWAP OVER AND KEEP 6LUG SET UP AND FOR ABOUT 700.00 YOU GET A NEW KIT THAT REBUILDS EVERY THING FROM TIERODS,BALLJOINTS,AND SPINDALS OUT. I GET ALL MY PARTS FROM TUCKERS CLASSIC IN LAS VEGAS(TUCKERSPARTS.COM)
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | The 71-2 are 5 lug. The only way to keep the 6 lugs are to buy aftermarket rotors from one of the specailty shops. You can use the 5 hole rotors & change the rear axles & drums & use 5 hole wheels. There is something to watch for in exchanging the axles but I don,t remember what it is. Maybe a fellow bolter will chime in & help.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 | For those interested; I put a '87 1500 Suburban front end in the '64, it was a truly easy swap, I took the crossmember and all components, including power steering pump and master cylinder/diaphram which I have not yet installed.; it bolted right in and was snug, had to drill one hole on each side and elongate one on either side. The '64 doesn't have the "notch" in the frame that the '87 does, Brothers makes a "convesion plate" the allows the boltup of the 87 powersteeering controller. Then, to convert the rear end to a 5 lug pattern I put in a '72 1/2 ton rear end on the '64 frame, total cost front and rear $415.00. PBO | | |
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