66 valiant disc break conversion

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In converting my 66 valiant over to disc brakes, my question. I took spindles off of a 82 new yorker, put 67 bellevider lower ball joints on them, i was told that the 66 valiant upper ball joint would bolt right up, it does not. Will the 67 upper ball joint thread into the factory valiant upper control arm? I cant find any o.d., specs, to compare. Thanks for the help.
 
weelze said:
In converting my 66 valiant over to disc brakes, my question. I took spindles off of a 82 new yorker, put 67 bellevider lower ball joints on them, i was told that the 66 valiant upper ball joint would bolt right up, it does not. Will the 67 upper ball joint thread into the factory valiant upper control arm? I cant find any o.d., specs, to compare. Thanks for the help.
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The 65-72 upper ball joints are all the same size. I believe you need the 73-76 Upper control arm that uses the large ball joint to mate with the spindle off the New Yorker. If I'm mistaken, someone is sure to chime in with the correct info.
 
Yes you will need 73+ A body LBJ and UCA's, or at least the adapters Dr Diff makes for the 62-72 Small Upper ball joint to work with the late spindle.
 
Also...... the 67 ball joint bracket doesnt have threads in it to bolt it to the spindle. Is there room to put nuts on it to bolt it to the spindle with out any clearance issues?
 
That is correct, (2) smooth wall mounting holes in the LBJ, no threads there & you'll use nuts on the bolts to secure everything
 
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