How do I make my front suspension work with 5-lug spindles from a RWD Monte Carlo/Grand Prix/S-10/etc?
Tony (Tonyhallo) says: “The following information is my findings while installing 1981 Monte Carlo spindles on a 1971 Vega. I have not installed the calipers yet because I have a long way to go and the brakes will be one of the last areas to address. • Spindles from Monte Carlo, Regal, S-10 2WD, etc. will work. Years 1980 and newer. • S-10 2WD are same until approximately 1988. The junkyards have a book that identifies what spindles will fit these type of cars. The supply of replacement parts should be good for a while since they fit many vehicles. • Steering arm is slightly longer on the Monte Carlo spindles. 7″ as compared to 6 1/2”. Steering box seems to have the necessary travel. • All other dimension appears to be the same. • [NOTE: The upper and lower ball joints on the H-body are too small for the S-10 spindle. You can have adapters made that fit around the ball joint stud and take up the slack, or you can modify your control arms to use S-10 ball joints. Here we assume you’re u
