thanks vandan!
I went to order a COMPLETE kit years ago from PST. They only included outer tie rod ends and not inner. Asked them who changes one and not the other?! (It was a ploy at the time to have a lower price in their ad's than everyone else is my guess.) Hung up and called Just Suspension. Great kit! My '63 runs and drives great with their stuff.
I believe the steering components should all be the same. You will probably want to replace the torsion bars, to carry the extra weight though. I believe the MP .092" are the stock size for BB's, and the .096" are the heavy duty for improved handling. I'm using the .096 in my '63 with the Max Wedge, as there is so much extra weight with all the cast components, heads, exhaust & intake manifolds. In my '65 I am running the .092", as the engine has aluminum heads, intake, and headers, and I also plan on dragging the car a bit, so I wanted it a bit softer up front...
SP Steve, Can you post the results of your findings, as I am just assuming they are the same. Both of my cars were /6's, with mileage on them, so rebuilds are in order. I've added the reinforcing plates to the lower control arms, and re-welded all the tacky welds on the V-8 K-members to try and stay a step ahead of future troubles. I also plan on adding the Schumacher torque straps, to prevent any unwanted twist. As long as it's taking to get these together, I don't want to be repairing them, just driving them when they're done...Thanks for your reply, VANDAN, and for the advice re the beefier torsion bars. I had gotten that same advice from others so I do appreciate hearing the consistency from someone who's ahead of me with their project.
For the other front end components, I might just visit a site like Rock Auto and make a list of the part numbers under the 318 engine category and then do the same thing under their 426 engine category just to see if the part numbers are the same.
Thanks again!
Who are these people? I need suspension parts for a 1963 B body, too.
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If you are replacing the balljoints you need a special socket for the upper joints.There are a couple different sizes if I remember right. I borrowed one from a friend. Be careful not to strip the threads in the control arm. Clean the threads. I bought some parts from Rock Auto.
