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By 55Birdman - 16 Years Ago
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Need to rebuild the front end on the bird. Who has the parts as a kit to rebuild it? Other than the Tbird suppliers.
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 16 Years Ago
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Try Kanter. Been selling front end kits for years.
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By paul2748 - 16 Years Ago
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I see kits on ebay ever so often
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By LON - 16 Years Ago
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I use Dennis Carpenter in NC . Have not had a problem . I can get parts from him quicker & cheaper than I can buy them from Melbourne .NC is about 10,000 Mile North -East from my door ,Melbourne is only 1,000 Mile South . ???? Lon
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By aussiebill - 16 Years Ago
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Lon, nsw is only 600 miles?? ha ha. regards aussiebill.
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By rick55 - 16 Years Ago
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Heard a great one liner the other day, "We are 14 hours ahead, but 10 years behind!"
Just thought I would throw that one in.
WA stands for wait awhile.
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By 55Birdman - 16 Years Ago
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Carpenter doesnt sell kits. Individual pieces only. Not Cheap. Carpenter is less than an hour from my home .
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By Nathan Soukup - 16 Years Ago
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when I bought a kit from Kanter I found the parts to more sloppy than the old ones I was replaceing.So i sent them back.The rubber peices also seemed to be rotten as well.
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By Nathan Soukup - 16 Years Ago
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The kit I bought was for a 52 mainline,so it was a king pin suspension.The bushings were very sloppy and the rubber sheilds were rotten from the start.They took 6 months to send the actual king pins after several calls and lot of heart ache.I think the old worn out peices wre in better shape.
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By 55Birdman - 16 Years Ago
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I have talked to several folks who said the same thing about missing parts and not fitting properly. But, then on the other hand some say they are great. They seem to be the only ones around that sell kits and offer a life time warranty. I'm just looking for another source to compare . That might not be possible.
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By paul2748 - 16 Years Ago
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I bought front end parts from Kanter for my 54. Did not need ball joints so I did not buy a "kit". All the parts fit correctly. I have bought from then since and am happy with them.
Did you have a front end shop do a examination of your front end? On my 54, that's the first thing that I did so I could pin point the problem areas rather that just replace everything. I didn't need ball joints, so I saved a bundle there because they are the most expensive of the front end parts. One thing about 54 to 56 (later?) ball joints. They are probably the most indestructible thing Ford ever made. Make sure you actually need them before replacing them.
My 56 TBird had the same thing. Ball joints were ok, bushings were shot. If the ball joints had any kind of care, they probably are ok.
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