Hardbody spindles into 620

[Eric Garside]

I was at the yard today trying to find some hardbody spindles for my 78 620 and it looks like the bottom ball joint is different. The hardbody is pressed in like this,

 

and the 620 is bolted on with 4 bolts. Are they interchangeable, is the diameter/taper of the top part of the ball joint the same?

 

Thanks!!

[yello620]

They fit the 78/79 620 ball joint just fine.

 

The taper is the exact same size from 78-96? Through the Hardbody production and possibly the same for the frontier also, but i cannot confirm the frontier spindle balljoint yet.

 

The upper ball joint shares the same part number from 78-96.

[justin 620]

I just did this swap actually! They swap over fine, but you need to take the steering arm attached to the spindles as well. And I just unbolted the top ball joints from both and kept them on their respective spindles, it made it quite a lot easier. You're going to need a pickle fork and a good sized hammer to separate everything.

[Siqx20]

I just did this swap actually! They swap over fine, but you need to take the steering arm attached to the spindles as well. And I just unbolted the top ball joints from both and kept them on their respective spindles, it made it quite a lot easier. You're going to need a pickle fork and a good sized hammer to separate everything.

 

glad to hear u got them separated lol. i remember u txting me about that.

[BEEBANI]

This style was used in a few years of the harbody, not sure the exact years, but the later model hardbodies all the way through the frontiers up until '05 I believe used the bolt-in ball joints. '05 is when they completely changed the front suspension.