1971 Adventure front suspension on 1966 Sweptline

[iceaxe]

I found a 1971 Sweptline Adventurer in a junk yard yesterday, it had been striped but still had the complete front suspension with DISC BRAKES.
I thought disc brakes were not available until 1972, which had a different frame?
Also, I think the frame on 66 and 71 are the same?

Basically I want to convert my 66 to front disc brakes and was wondering if this suspension will work?
Or would I be better off going with the scarebird conversion?

[robertob]

Never heard of a swepty with disc brakes, unless maybe they are from a motorhome??

[soopernaut]

It is probably somebody's conversion. Who knows what parts were used and when it comes time to replace parts you won't know what to get. Any pictures of this?

[iceaxe]

Here are the pictures I took Saturday. I didn't notice the 8 lug until looking at the pictures now.

[Hobcobble]

That truck doesn't look like a Sweptline to me.
John

[calmauzy]

Doesn’t look like a Sweptline to me either. Take note of the wiper motor inside the engine bay .

[Seff]

maybe later mode addons?

[robertob]

That's no sweptline! Steering box in front of the axle, etc. Maybe one of you guys with a lifestyle truck can comment?

[Seff]

What if the frames were swapped?

[dakotadave]

What if the frames were swapped?

frame, firewall and inner fender too? looks like a lifestyle to me

[Txas2step]

A picture of the body may put it to rest.

[Seff]

Wait one Second! I have one of those out by the barn, it’s a 72 d200 with drum brakes. Dave I wasn’t paying attention to body; I was trying to figure out why I have seen that A-frame set up. i thought they didn’t have disc brakes till the late 70s on dodge trucks?

[soopernaut]

My truck has that same setup.



The only way you are going to swap that suspension into your truck is a frame splice or putting the 66 body on the other frame.

[soopernaut]

Wait one Second! I have one of those out by the barn, it’s a 72 d200 with drum brakes. Dave I wasn’t paying attention to body; I was trying to figure out why I have seen that A-frame set up. i thought they didn’t have disc brakes till the late 70s on dodge trucks?

72 had discs available but not standard. I believe 2 wheel drive trucks had discs standard in 73 and 4 wheel drives in 75.

[ufo]

I bet he's going by the build date on the door jamb sticker.
1972 model year truck production started approx aug of 1971.

[Seff]

Ya, my 72 d200 adventurer do not have disc brakes, but the arms and springs are the same.

[iceaxe]

Sorry guys, I looked at several 70s trucks Saturday and must have gotten confussed.
The 71 Sweptline was orange (I know for a fact because I got the tailgate off it), looking at the firewall in the picture this one is blue. This must have been one of the later models I looked at, the only Sweptline was the 71 I got the tailgate from. When I go back I'll find out exactly what truck the disc are on.

Again, sorry for the bogus post - I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part.

I'm restoring a 1966 Sweptline with a slant 6 (47K original miles), truck is very rough and has a long way to go. I will start another thread with pictures under member build and update through the progress.