Sound advice. I have owned dozens of 67¹s and rebuilt the front end on every one I kept as a driver. Most rebuilds have been 100% successful, but the failures have always been with the a-arms, and mostly lowers. Now I agree that buying new ones is the best way to go or you are rebuilding the part that takes the most stress and it is already a 40 year old piece.
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Chevelle Mailing List <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:20:42 -0400 To: <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle front suspension Just food for thought....They reproduce control arms now. By time you buy new bushings and balljoints, then pay to have them pressed out and new ones back in, its about the same cost as new control arms. However, if you're using your old ones....make sure on the lower control arm by the ball joint there is no cracks. I also recommend MOOG parts. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: chevelle-list: chevelles.net <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Sent: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:12 am Subject: [Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle front suspension Chevelle Gurus I'm headed to the local parts store to buy ball joints and control arm bushings for my 67 Malibu. any words of wisdom before I dive in? I haven't touched the front end since swapping from drum brakes to disk a couple years ago, and since its time for new tires (no, I never had it aligned after the swap, I know, DUMB) any help would be greatly appreciated! -- Bill Bradley 67 Chevelle Malibu http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevellerestoration/ 71 Triumph Spitfire 82 Chevy C-10 Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail <http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=A OLAOF00020000000970> !
