cpp drop spindle and lower ball joint

[swanga c10]

Hi

Im installing drop spindles and disc brake kit from cpp on my 1970 c10 and have noticed the new lower ball joints wont pull all the way up through the lower hole on the new spindle. Is it possible they sent me the wrong ball joints or do i need to press these on?? i probably need it to pop though another 7mm.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

regards
Ji

[lolife99]

Do you have any pictures of this?

[swanga c10]

I will take some this morning but from what I've read from other posts it is possible they have sent me either the wrong spindle or wrong lower ball joint.

It will be easier and cheaper to get new ball joints sent over I just need to work out which ones i need.
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[swanga c10]

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This is the spindle
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[swanga c10]

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Here's a pic of the spindle and the packaging of the ball joints.

Any thoughts?
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[lolife99]

Balljoints say 73-87 (upper) and 71-87 (lower).
So you need a 73-87 spindle.

They either sent you the wrong spindles or the balljoints are packaged wrong.
I say you have the wrong spindle.

Since 71-87 take the same lower balljoint,... that must be a 63-70 spindle.
CPP is known for these kind of mistakes.
Too bad you are so far away.

Do the outer tie rods they sent you fit the spindle?
What part number are they?
They should be 73-87 outer tie rods, to match your ball joints.

[Rusbuilt]

I had this same problem... You have pre 71 lower ball joints and 71-72 spindles. The ball joints I received from cpp were in the wrong package.

[swanga c10]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I had this same problem... You have pre 71 ball lower joint and 71-72 spindles. The ball joints I received from cpp were in the wrong package.

This is what I thought because all the packaging and part numbers match.
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[Rusbuilt]

Yeah it happened to me with the ball joints and my tie rod sleeves, both CPP

[5-0 C/10]

I did my 70 today looking at the ball joint in the pic they gave you the old style ball joint
The one you need should be longer and thinner.ps check your bearings my inner and outer were both wrong had to buy new ones !
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[DorianB]

Yep, common issue from what I am hearing.. I got the "wrong" lower ball joints from LMC also.



You can get the correct one from Autozone (Duralast part FA1014, 10264) place by my house had them in stock.