[Chevelle-list] Front end rebuild - '65 Malibu

[Bob Haggard]

A Good friend ordered a kit for his 65 Nova (app: $300) from CPP and I installed the parts for him a couple months ago.  My only complaint of the kit was the lower ball joints had a lot of play in them when the car was jacked up with no weight on the front end.  One side was much worse than the other side which made me think it was not normal.  He called CPP and they sent him another pair of lower ball joints no questions asked but we haven't installed them yet.  When the car was jacked up with a floor jack under the lower A frame there didn't seem to be any play and he drove it to Daytona Turkey Rod Run in November with no problems or noticable tire wear.  He wants to order a set from another vendor since the replacments are probably from the same mfg..
Bob
---- dennis.mcgillis at mcgilliscompany.com wrote: 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I'm about to rebuild the front end of my '65 Malibu. These vendors are close 
> to home but prices for a kit are all over the place!
>     $484 at True Connections http://trueconnections.com (50 miles away.)
>     $259 at Classic Performance Products (no center link) 
> www.classicperform.com (25 miles.)
>     $239 at Car Shop (no center link)  www.truckandcarshop.com (20 miles.)
>     $190 at Muscle Factory  www.muscle-factory.com (25 miles.)
> 
> Are there other vendors to consider?
> 
> Are there reasons to prefer one over the other?
> 
> Thanks for your opinion.
> 
> Dennis McGillis
> 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS-350 
>