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67 Wildcat Front end rebuild parts

Discussion in 'Junkyard Jewels' started by ozamecnik, Feb 12, 2014.

  1. ozamecnik

    ozamecnik born in the wrong decade

    In a few short weeks when the nice weather decides to arrive I'm going to be refreshing the front end of my 67 wildcat. I drive this car everyday to school and work and back and as of right now its riding on all original 1967 bushings and such. It still drives but its so worn out that it cuts left and right and swerves like I'm drunk or something! and it clunks real good when i take very slow sharp turns ( like three pointers) I have already gotten most of what i need, new control arm bushings both upper and lower, shocks, sway bar bushings and end links, strut rod bushings. I chose not to replace the springs because it took 40+ years to get that sexy stance it has right now and i don't want to alter that with new stiffer springs. What i am having trouble with is the ball joints. i found the lowers, they're all over the place, but nobody seems to sell the upper ball joints. does anyone know where i can get a pair of those? i saw an entire rebuild kit online that contained everything just about, but i already have most of the pieces and i don't want to spend another $350 to buy a bunch of duplicate parts just for the ball joints. I also can't find any tie rod ends or idler arms for this car, although i did check mine and they seem to be okay so i may not need them, but I'm still curious as to who sells them. I figured the suspension of this car would match that of another 67 gm full size car so i checked out the parts for the 67 impala but they are deffinatly not the same parts. Are there any other cars that used the same upper ball joints and tie rod equipment? or any distributors of the correct parts? any helpful advice to the situation would be very much appreciated:), also if anyone has any additional suggestions to my rebuild process I'm open to all ideas!
     
    ozamecnik, Feb 12, 2014
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  2. SpecialWagon65

    SpecialWagon65 Ted Nagel

    I wonder if they are the same for 65 to 67 - I have some leftover new tie rod ends and some other front end parts I can let go of.
     
    SpecialWagon65, Feb 12, 2014
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  3. garyd

    garyd Well-Known Member

    ive got a free radiator support if you want it. Im in goldsboro nc. it came from a 67 4 door wild cat
     
    garyd, Feb 13, 2014
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  4. ozamecnik

    ozamecnik born in the wrong decade

    im not sure about the 65 wildcat, if it is the same id be interested in those tie rod ends, but id need someones opinion on if they are the same or not. As for the radiator support, I don't believe I really need it but if you wish send me a private message with some pics I may want it anyway.
     
    ozamecnik, Feb 14, 2014
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