63-66 guys changing ball joints to 73-87 spindles

[canadian_diesel1964]

Hey guys, through trial and error I found the proper lower pressed in ball joint that seems to work on my 63 c10 while keeping the original control arms and being able to switch to a 73-87 drop spindle. It's the Raybestos 505-1021OS ...its an oversized unit that will at least give you a tack able joint if your hole is a bit worn or maybe even solid enough to be pressed in if not.

The 73-87 regular Ball joints were way too small and I didn't even feel comfortable tacking them in.

So if you want to use the tie rod adjusting sleeve(POL)that 180s the tie rods(409rt outer and 323L inner) and just switch out your ball joints to get to the 73-87 spindle then this is what you do...

Hopefully I've helped someone cuz I was lost! I just didn't want to find a donor and switch everything.