70vista

Hi All,
I am restoring a 70 Vista cruiser and the lower ball joint number is moog k5073 instead of the typical "A" body k5103. My question is what is the difference? The upper is the same k5108. I will be taking this apart soon and will find out then but maybe someone knows. Thanks

joe_padavano

I have a sneaking suspicion that the Moog catalog has confused "Vista Cruiser" with "Custom Cruiser", especially since the 5073 is also listed for the B-body and C-body cars.

70vista

Thanks for the insight Joe. Thay makes sense about a possible bad listing.

joe_padavano

I have since checked my factory parts book, and the Vista does indeed use the same lower ball joint as all other A-body cars for the same years. The 64-72 cars all use the same lower ball joint. As I suspected, the Moog catalog (and thus Rockauto, NAPA, etc) is wrong.

70vista

Thanks for clearing this up. I have a GM parts book sitting on the coffee table and never thought to look!!