Soundline Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Is this a direct swap or are other parts needed? What do I need from the donor truck? 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 No You have a king pin truck and the 79 is a ball joint truck. Google, it this is well documented. 4 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 It’s not a bolt on. Do a little googlin and you quickly find out that the two easy options are mklotz and Beebani’s brackets that retain the kingpins and allow you to use hardbody spindles for the disc brakes. Other more involved options are custom control arms or welding on the front frame section from a later truck to gain ball joints as well as disc brakes I’m using the beebani stuff. Went from drum/king pin/torsion bar -> disc/ball joint/coilovers. Not cheap 3 Quote Link to comment
Soundline Posted April 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Cool, so I’d need to take the whole front end out of the donor. It looks like the ball trucks are going to ride better. 1 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Cool, so I’d need to take the whole front end out of the donor. It looks like the ball trucks are going to ride better. If your comfortable fabricating go for it. Or you could just get a later model truck. 1 Quote Link to comment
Soundline Posted April 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Ack... looks like I’m wasting my time... good ol wayno covered this like ten years ago 1 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Ack... looks like I’m wasting my time... good ol wayno covered this like ten years ago Google bluehand. Mike has some sweet billet stuff coming out right now. 1 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 http://www.bluehandsinc.com 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Mike's parts are top notch I have several of them and not a problem with any of them. if you look at the king pin trucks and the look at the ball joint trucks the tower that the shocks and the upper control arm bolt to on the ball joint trucks is slanted and the tower on the king pin trucks is square to the frame rail. this is the reason it is not a bolt up grade with stock parts. 3 Quote Link to comment
Soundline Posted April 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Ahhhhhh I get it. Ok, sorry for wasting everyone’s time. Is blue hand beebani? Or are those different people? I’m ordering the stuff I need now. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 It's never a waste of time learning something and lots of people may read this and learn something too. 2 Quote Link to comment
Soundline Posted April 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 It's never a waste of time learning something and lots of people may read this and learn something too. True, but I’m just rehashing an old topic. It has changed slightly since new products have hit the market. For my next trick I’m going to try to shove a different radiator in my truck... 1 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Ahhhhhh I get it. Ok, sorry for wasting everyone’s time. Is blue hand beebani? Or are those different people? I’m ordering the stuff I need now. Bluehandsinc is mklotz(Ratsun handle) stuff, beebani is beebani;) 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Mike's parts are not cheap Beebani's are. 1 Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 You saying cost, parts or both. 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 I wouldn't install beebani parts on a demolition derby car 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 All of the Beebani parts I have had experience with have led to problems installing them. His parts are cheaper in cost than Mike's. My brother and I helped AZhitman with installation of Beebani's 4 link, upper and lower control arms, and Coil over setup and AZhitman is going to have to redesign the frontend parts to be able to get any travel in the front suspension. No I will not buy Beebani parts. Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 i have mike klotz front disc brake kit on my 521. best investment i made Quote Link to comment
Soundline Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Well....shiiiiiiiiiiiiit... Ok, so, I just ordered all the crap I need to do it, I’ll attempt the install and if it fucks up I’ll order Mike’s stuff. It is what it is I guess. Thanks for the tip gents. 1 Quote Link to comment
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