[Chevelle-list] '69 Wagon Swap

[Rick Schaefer]

 Shawn you will hear many nay-sayers about the "Tall Spindle" conversion.
And for someone looking for the ultimate in handling it may not be the
latest & greatest.    But it works for me.  I have spindles from a 96
Caprice Wagon in my Elky & the  braking is MUCH improved.  The spindle
change dropped my front end just over 1 inch also.

 The Roadmaster may have a 5 inch wheel bolt pattern as compared to the
chevelles 4 3/4 inch.  But that can be addressed or you can use 5inch wheels
on the front.

On Nov 25, 2007 3:09 PM, Tom Rightler <bluess454 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Everything from the Roadmaster will work on the Chevelle except the rear
> axle.  It will not bolt up to the Chevelle trailing arms, different
> angles.
> The front spindles are easy, you just need to get a special ball joint
> that
> fits the chevelle lower control arm and the B body spindle.  Do a search
> in
> the Team Chevelle tech archives as this topic has been covered many times.
>
> Tom Rightler
> MCC Newsletter Editor
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Price" <shawn at pricehouse.net>
> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <chevelle-list at chevelles.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 3:12 PM
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] '69 Wagon Swap
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> >  I've just purchased a '69 Chevelle wagon, and am looking to swap  the
> > drivetrain in from my wrecked '96 Roadmaster Estate Wagon which  has the
> > iron LT-1 and 4L6E tranny.
> > But I'd like to take the swap a step further and move over the 10  bolt
> > posi and front discs. I thought I read someplace where folks  were
> > swapping in late model B-body spindles into our Chevelles, but  maybe
> that
> > was just wishful thinking?
> >
> > I won't have the '69 until next week, so I can't start measuring just
> > yet. But anyone else's experience is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Shawn
> >
> >
> >
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Rick Schaefer
72 TPI El Camino
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