[dauber65]

Hey guys,
I read these forums like crazy and finally bought a front end disk converstion for my 71 chevelle. I'm curious what you guys would recommend I replace on the front suspension while I have the car apart. I just got the car a few weeks ago and I'm thinking most things on the front of the car could use a good refresher. Recommended kits? I'd like to get everything and do this conversion at once. I'm waiting for the brakes to come right now. PS~I got my kit from http://www.mattsclassicbowties.com/

 

[Brettd85]

Might as well get new bushings for the control arms, new ball joints, maybe new springs if you want to. Also you could upgrade the steering stuff.

 

[72 malibu]

That is where I bought mine last year. Triple check your order when it arrives. They sent me one sway bar end link (not two) and mis-matched sway bar bushings. Check the p/n on the coil springs, make sure they are for your application, on the spring box, not there invoice. I orderd 80% of what I needed from them, picked up other stuff local. Change everything while you have it apart, IMO. I found some work that was not done right while pulling mine apart. Lower control arm bushings were changed at some point and were put in w/o a tack weld on the bushing, causing it to ware out. Other than that , everything worked out fine. They even added slotted/cross drilled rotors at no x-tra! I also changed the steering gear box with a quick ratio unit, which works fine. They didn't have a idler arm and I got that localy as well, just don't get the TRW one size fits all model, I have to change mine as it is rubbing on the sway bar.

 

[no1dc]

Bushings, ball joints and springs, especially if they are original. Bigger sway bar than original maybe and possibly offset upper A-Arm cross shafts(frame sag not uncommon) to help with future alignments. Just a few suggestions. I wish I would have put in offsets when I had my sons apart because I now get to do it again. Pete

 

[busterwivell]

I did everything at once. Ordered my complete kit from Performance Suspension in Phoenix. Got (and had rebuilt) a quick ratio power steering box from a TransAM, switched to a 1 and 1/8 sway bar from a 7/8, replaced springs (with 1 inch, I think, drop springs). I had a disc set up from a 71 Chevelle. Get it done all at once, you'll know what you have, you'll know it's all done right, and you won't have to do it again for a long time.

 

[dauber65]

Anyone use these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Susp...593QQitemZ260096682428QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ener...104QQitemZ320092988697QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

I think this is the kit others are talking about:
http://www.performancesuspension.com/

 

[Olle]

I don't know what I would do to the suspension, but I would definitely drain/clean the whole system and put new cylinders in the rear brakes. They're like $10 each, so there's no reason not to do it.