Recent content by cudamark

Later on in the mid 90's I had a customer do just that. At that point we couldn't come up with the correct hub and drum to fit his early '73. He didn't have the money to do a disc C/O, so, I sold him the earlier spindle, upper control arm, brakes and all so he could just get it back on the road.

Oh, and I sold the upper control arms with disc brake changeovers because they had the larger ball joint.

The part number for that hub and drum assembly is 3699574. The 70-2 hub and drum is 3580533.

Mine were both 198/904 column shift plain Jane animals. No options at all. They were rubber mat cars, so, the floors were rusted out. That's how I got them as parts cars. They both had original paint and interiors, so, pretty much untouched. I got them in 1982 so, unlikely anything had been...

I had two of September built '72 models. Both were 9" front drum with the large ball joint. The spindle is the same one as the 10" drum brake, so, they both use the A2 and A17 bearings. If you look in the factory and aftermarket parts books, only one control arm, spindle, and ball joint is...

How about just getting the correct small sector shaft steering gear so things stay stock for your year.

Not true. ALL '73-6 A-bodies use the large upper ball joint regardless of which brakes it has.

Yes, as long as you don't get carried away with the cam. Too much lift/duration and you may need to pull heads and/or pistons to get enough valve relief. Spring bind might be another issue with too much lift.

Start with charging the battery. Then check for current draw by putting a meter between the battery cable and the battery post. With nothing turned on, there should be no draw. This assumes stock electrical and no added items with a memory circuit. If there is a draw, disconnect one circuit at a...

As you found out, Mopar only sold them as a hub and drum assembly. Neither were sold by them separately. The aftermarket only sold the drums, no hubs, so, you had to do as the others have mentioned here.

'63-72 B and E body drum brakes will work for you if you use the '73-6 A-body upper control arms.

Hopefully, you got the correct transmission. There are both 2 speed and 3 speed versions that year, and they don't interchange without converting everything from one to the other.

Those bushings can break if you try taking the transmission apart. Leave it complete even if you have to pull the column, glove box insert, and instrument cluster. I would recommend doing all three. It's a good time to get everything working on the cluster. New bulbs, and maybe new bulb holders...

What year and model do you have? A/C?

I have some NOS valves if that helps any.