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| Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of a company that advertises on E-Pay called CarmarketPro.They have a front end rebuild kit listed(Item number 380018860446) for 500 Dollars. I was curious as to whether this is a good buy, or whether I can buy parts individually cheaper or is this just overkill. Any opinions? Thanks
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| Chuck - do you still have your source of the urethane pivot bushings for the a-arms?
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| Catus, Concours Parts has an ad in Fomoco times, with special priceing on front end parts ....Looks good to me .................1-888-600-7278...............Sam
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| | Cactus- In a quick look, I'd say Carpenter has the best deal going. $50 each for upper and lower ball joints - and $30 per arm for the upper and lower pivot shafts (with bushings). That gets everything swinging on new for $320.
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| Sorry for not getting back sooner, but thanks for all of the responses.
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| Before going out an buying a complete front end kit (I assume ball joints are included) check the ball joints you now have. The joints used in 54 -56 cars (and TBirds) were extremely rugged and almost indestructible if they were greased occasionally. These are the most expensive part of the kit. I have a 54 Ford and a 56 Bird. All the bushings in the front end were shot as well as the idler arm. But the ball joints were perfect. The Bird was the same way, although not quite as bad as the 54. Again, the ball joints passed muster.
I can't say if they were ever replaced but every one I have heard on the ball joint subject says the same thing.
I got my parts from Kanter and everything fit as it should.
54 Victoria 312, 3x2; 27T 255 Flathead, 48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird
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