Upper control arm advice
I'm upgrading a 72 Demon with SB to BB. I'm doing a 73 up disc brake conversion and its just an up graded cruiser. It does however have the small ball joint UCA,but I have new small balljoints and adapters to fit the larger spindles so that works OK. Whenever rebuilding a front suspension I always use the K7103 bushings and they seem to work quite well. My last build though, I did add bigger T-bars, adjustable strut rods, reinforced the lower control arms and used the BAC delrin bushings and matching pivots. I also added a Hellwig sway bar.
All of this was pretty expensive so I cheaped out and got KYB shocks. That car a 70 Duster looks and handles great with 17 wheels and low profile tires and KYB's but I'd liketo up grade the shocks though.
I tend to agree with you on going "extra", but the used,
recently upgraded suspension has, lower control arms, the adjustable UCA,s and strut rods, Hotchkis shocks, all the brake parts as well as front and rear sway bars with hardware at, what im I'm hoping to get, well below the retail price of new parts and have some extras and leftovers to resell or use on another project. Not that I need one but as most of you know...