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Hello, I was told that I could use 72 chevy ft. spindles & disc brakes set up on my 65 ? I was also told to use the 72 ball joints ? Does anyone know if this factory 72 setup will bolt to my 65 ? Thanks, Jerry

I got '71 spindles/ball joints on mine, works well-I used the tie rod adapters from CPP instead of using the later steering assembly(tie rod ends are a diff size)

Yes, use the upper/lower control arms off the 72 and just put the spindles on and your done..Thats exactly what I did and it works.

I changed the whole crossmember with linkage, control arms, spindles,discs,etc. from a 73-87 1/2 ton. pretty much bolted right up.

I have a 64 and am also thinking about doing this with mine. Anybody know if the stance is the same? do you still use the stock coil springs? If I did the whole crossmember swap and then used some 2.5" drop spindles for the 73-87 would it be the same as putting them on the stock suspension?

Better yet, has anybody used drop spindles with the 73-87 crossmember swap?

This is the most comprehensive thread I'm aware of regarding the various front disc brake options for our trucks:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=367260

Thanks Markb, I noticed that thread the other day but was hoping to avoid reading all of it to get the info i'm after. But i'll take a look through it.