Re: Swapping Knuckles Side to Side
[Re: 67Satty]
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11/21/19 10:53 AM
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jcc
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Care to share what your thinking on the need for swapping?
Last edited by jcc; 11/21/19 10:53 AM.
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Re: Swapping Knuckles Side to Side
[Re: jcc]
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11/25/19 10:16 AM
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You have to swap the lower ball joints so the tie rod end is facing the correct way. why would you be swapping ball joints side to side ? What I meant is that you can't just undo the upper and lower ball joints and move the entire assembly over to the other side. You have to separate the LBJ from the spindles so the LBJ stays on the correct side.
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Re: Swapping Knuckles Side to Side
[Re: burdar]
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12/12/19 10:42 PM
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Spindles can be swapped side to side. You have to swap the lower ball joints so the tie rod end is facing the correct way. You will probably also have to come up with a different brake hose. Did this on my brothers Charger 'cause the sway bar on -'69 cars hits the front mounted calipers. Used '72 knuckles, rotors, and calipers.. Had to get a much longer hose and tie wrap it to keep it from rubbing. Make sure nothing rubs thru range of steering and suspension travel.
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Re: Swapping Knuckles Side to Side
[Re: geo.]
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12/14/19 02:01 AM
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Spindles can be swapped side to side. You have to swap the lower ball joints so the tie rod end is facing the correct way. You will probably also have to come up with a different brake hose. Did this on my brothers Charger 'cause the sway bar on -'69 cars hits the front mounted calipers. Used '72 knuckles, rotors, and calipers.. Had to get a much longer hose and tie wrap it to keep it from rubbing. Make sure nothing rubs thru range of steering and suspension travel. Yes that happens if you use the wrong caliper. When you rear mount the calipers you should use a caliper that is designed to be rear mounted. The correct caliper will have the bleeder at the top and the hose coming out the bottom. Then you use a fairly short hose that loops down and back up to the hard line on the frame.
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