WallRocket Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I have a 1976, my arms look like this. 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Either your truck is not a 76 or someone has swapped in the later style ball joint setup. The ball joints weren't OE until 1978. Depending on how the swap was done, custom parts or frame swap, there could be a can of worms there. You may need to investigate how it was accomplished further. The ball joint front is easier for packaging the coil overs though. 1 Quote Link to comment
WallRocket Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 From what i see, my upper control arm looks to small for a coil over to go threw. Looks like i am going to fab up my own upper control arms. 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 From what i see, my upper control arm looks to small for a coil over to go threw. Looks like i am going to fab up my own upper control arms. They are to small. Need custom one. Bee's making some for me now. Get a hold of him or make your own, 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I have a 1976, my arms look like this. Did you do this? Did you buy it this way? Has the truck ever been driven with this setup? If this is actually an unmodified kingpin truck, you cannot just bolt stock 620 hardware on and expect it to work, the upper control arm is to short for one thing, and the upper balljoint is in the wrong position. I have done all this a long time ago, it was actually a pain in the arse, it can be made to work, but takes a few modifications. I personally will never do it again, I have had the upper control arm bolts on the driverside break several times while driving the truck, needless to say it was not an enjoyable experience having the frontend drop out from under me just because I touched the brakes. Either the upper control arm needs to be lengthened, or the lower control arm needs to be shortened. 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Wayno. The picture above is of my truck. Not his, he's using it to show what his looks like. Looks to be a ball joint/frame setup. Might of had a un documented frame swap at on time if being a '76 2 Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted September 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Looking to do a run of these soon. 1 Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Got a set of these in stock. 2 Quote Link to comment
smokehouse_83 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 What length coil overs are you guys using with this setup? 1 Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 8"-10" work well. It really depends on how much drop you want to achieve. 1 Quote Link to comment
G-Duax Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 What spring rates are being used, and spring OD? The idea of losing the torsion bars, to open up the exhaust area, not to mention making more room to pull the trans is quite enticing. Never mind, found where I hd missed the info on the first page 1 Quote Link to comment
VValicente Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Hey Beebani, do you still have these brackets available? I may need some here in a month or so, once o figure out what I want to do. Edit: also are the disc brake brackets still available? Front and rear? Still heavily depending on what route I go. 1 Quote Link to comment
dadson_project Posted April 7, 2023 Report Share Posted April 7, 2023 Hey Bee, are you still producing the UCAs and LCAs for a 73 ball joint conversion? Looking to get rid of the kingpin set up and convert along with disk. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 7, 2023 Report Share Posted April 7, 2023 3 hours ago, dadson_project said: Hey Bee, are you still producing the UCAs and LCAs for a 73 ball joint conversion? Looking to get rid of the kingpin set up and convert along with disk. Unfortunately there is a good chance he is no longer making things.... I see nothing from him on ebay anymore and have not seen him here in a while.... Disk brake conversions are out there by silvermine https://www.silverminemotors.com/collections/datsun-620-520-521-310?page=1 Not sure about a solution for coilover brackets or the control arms Quote Link to comment
dadson_project Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 14 hours ago, Crashtd420 said: Unfortunately there is a good chance he is no longer making things.... I see nothing from him on ebay anymore and have not seen him here in a while.... Disk brake conversions are out there by silvermine https://www.silverminemotors.com/collections/datsun-620-520-521-310?page=1 Not sure about a solution for coilover brackets or the control arms Awww dang, ok, I have the connections for getting a billet UCA or lca made. I wanted to know if he had the dimensions or design made so I can buy off of him and have them made 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 22 hours ago, dadson_project said: Awww dang, ok, I have the connections for getting a billet UCA or lca made. I wanted to know if he had the dimensions or design made so I can buy off of him and have them made Better off talking to @mklotz70 Quote Link to comment
Wildcat Walker Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) Mike is also no longer building anything. I have the information necessary for you to perform this work yourself. If I had to build these for sale, no one could afford them. Modifying the D21 LCA's is not a simple task. Bending and welding the parts for the uppers is also a full afternoon of work. You still need to source 720 2wd cross shafts, and D21 spindles with hubs. Edited April 9, 2023 by Wildcat Walker Quote Link to comment
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