<VV> FC front suspension

[tkalp at cox.net]

I am pretty sure that Joel had to cut the taper for the lower ball joint from above  . . . the 55-57 lower ball Joint points up, while the FC lower ball joint points down.  Most dropped spindles also have a disc brake conversion available, this would be a good time to upgrade.

T. Kalp, 
Wichita, KS

---- Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com> wrote: 
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> I am considering installing dropped spindles on my '63 Rampside to  
> lower the front end to get rid of the nose high attitude.  The shop  
> manual says the FC front end is essentially the same as the 1000  
> series passenger  car.  What is the 1000 series passenger car?  Is it  
> the full sized Chevy or the  Chevy !!? Anyone know what year (s) Chevy  
> spindles will work?
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> > The FC front spindles are almost identical to that
> > of the Tri-5 Chevy's. It's why I was able
> > basically bolt in a 2" drop spindle for the Tri-5.
> > The only necessary modification was the lower
> > ball joint hole for the FC is larger. The 60+
> > chev car front spindle is about 2-3" taller than
> > the FC unit.
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> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
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