[FC] Front suspension /spindles
BBRT
chsadek at comcast.net
Wed Sep 8 12:43:28 EDT 2010
Anyone know what spindles were used? I understood they were later, like
61-62 full-size Chebbie. Yes? No?
Chuck S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Dewald" <dkdewald at pasty.net>
>
> The FC front suspension and brakes used a lot of parts common to the full
> sized 59-60 Chevrolet and Corvette--some of these parts are probably also
> shared with the 1/2 ton truck. The ball joints, suspension bushings,
> A-arm
> shafts, brake cylinders and drums were all the same '61-'65. The
> boomerang
> arm and idler arm were unique to the FC. Don't throw any of these away
> because, with some engineering, they are rebuildable. For some reason the
> '65 FC steering tie rods ends were different from the '61-'64. I seem to
> remember also that the steering relay rod had different hole sizes to
> accept the different rod ends.
>
>
> Dale Dewald
> Hancock, MI
>
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