Need 1973 Chevy Silverado 1500 ball joints, control arms, hubs, or a front-end kit? 1973 is squarebody C10/K10 / C1500-era 1/2-ton (1973–1987). 1988–1998 GMT400 C1500/K1500 / Silverado trim is a different front end. This is not 2500, not Suburban, and not Express.
A clunk at low speed is usually a ball joint or sway link. Wander or inner-edge tire wear is more often a tie rod or a worn control-arm bushing. Most people replace the control arm as a complete unit with the ball joint already pressed in.
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Chevy C/K / Silverado (square-body era) shop notes — 1973
1973 Chevy Silverado 1500 suspension — C/K era shop focus
Model-year 1973 sits in the C/K era Chevy Silverado 1500 window (pre-1988). It is not modern Silverado naming.
Catalog applications for C/K era (pre-1988) often repeat the same SKUs across adjacent years in this generation — that is expected. This URL stays year-specific for 1973 with a self-canonical and year-locked heading/links. On-page catalog SKUs called out here include MOOG front, MOOG K8194T, MOOG ES449L, MOOG RK621269, MOOG RK621268, MOOG K6136, MOOG K6117T, MOOG K8195T — use only these rows (and the lists below), not torque charts we do not publish. Cross-shop the same model year: 1973 Chevy Silverado 1500 shock parts.
These are shop notes for the Chevy C/K / Silverado (square-body era) that includes 1973. Square-body / early C/K — confirm 2WD vs 4WD before ordering.
What usually brings people here
- Low-speed clunk over bumps or driveways → ball joint or sway link (K8194T). Most shops prefer replacing the control arm as a complete unit with the joint already pressed in.
- Wander, loose steering feel, or inner-edge tire wear → outer/inner tie rod (ES449L) or a worn control-arm bushing.
- Growl or rumble that rises with road speed → wheel hub/bearing — confirm 4×2 vs 4×4 before ordering.
Key SKU choices
Upper ball joint on this page: K8194T. Match the arm style (forged vs stamped / aluminum vs iron) before you order — the wrong upper is a common return.
Fitment forks on this page
While you’re in there
While you’re tearing into the front end, inspect the matching side and the sway-bar links — one-sided wear is common after a hit or a long alignment delay.
Shop notes only — not a service manual. Use the factory procedure or a Haynes/Chilton manual for wrench work, torque, and safety steps. Leave a comment with drivetrain, suspension type, and the symptom if you want a part-number check.
Works Kit — 1973 Chevy Silverado 1500 front-end (pre-GMT400 C/K · confirm square-body forks on shop notes)
1973 cart that matches this post (not a gen-wide kit box): upper/clunk SKU K8194T; tie-rod stack ES449L + DS841. This 1973 list is Haynes-lite for one model year; use the linked SKUs here rather than a multi-year kit box. order it all once, do it right.
1. Clunk / sway kit
- Ball joint / clunk path named on this page — K8194T
2. Wander / steering kit
- Outer / tie-rod end (page list) — ES449L
- Inner / drag-link companion on this page — DS841
- Alignment after install
Search Amazon for a 1973 Chevy Silverado 1500 front-end kit · Full lists are below.
1973 Chevy Silverado 1500 front suspension
Ball joints
Control arm bumper bushings
Control arm bushings
- Upper, C10: K6138
Control arm bushing sets
Control arm shaft assemblies
- Upper, C10, Provides Additional Positive(+ Camber Adjustment, Offset Shaft Kit): K6184
Control arms with ball joint
Sway bar bushings
- C10, 1-1/16″ Sway Bar Diameter To Arm: K6169
- To frame, C10, 1-1/16″ Sway Bar Diameter: K6169
- C10, 1-1/4″ Sway Bar Diameter, To Arm: K201176
- C10, 1-1/4″ Sway Bar Diameter, standard To Arm: K6476
- To frame, C10, 1-1/4″ Sway Bar Diameter: K201176
- To frame, C10, 1-1/4″ Sway Bar Diameter, standard: K6476
- C10, 1-1/8″ Sway Bar Diameter, Bracket Not Included, OEM Type To Arm: K201174
- C10, 1-1/8″ Sway Bar Diameter, Bracket Not Included, OEM Type, standard To Arm: K6408
- To frame, C10, 1-1/8″ Sway Bar Diameter, Bracket Not Included, OEM Type: K201174
- To frame, C10, 1-1/8″ Sway Bar Diameter, Bracket Not Included, OEM Type, standard: K6408
- To frame, C10, 1-1/8″ Sway Bar Diameter, Contains Bracket, Universal Type, Contains Thermoplastic Bushings And Universal Mounting Bracket: K7325
- C10, 1-3/16″ Sway Bar Diameter, To Arm: K201175
- C10, 1-3/16″ Sway Bar Diameter, standard To Arm: K6437
- To frame, C10, 1-3/16″ Sway Bar Diameter: K201175
- To frame, C10, 1-3/16″ Sway Bar Diameter, standard: K6437
- K10, Eye Bushing: K6655
- To frame, K10, 1-1/4″ Sway Bar Diameter, Includes Universal Mounting Bracket: K7326
- To frame, K10, 1-3/16″ Sway Bar Diameter, Contains Bracket, Universal Type, Contains Thermoplastic Bushings And Universal Mounting Bracket: K7328
- To frame, K10, 1-1/16″ Sway Bar Diameter: K6169
Leaf spring shackle bushings
- K10: K200911
1973 Chevy Silverado 1500 steering
Idler arms
- C10: K6096T
Pitman arms
Tie rod adjusting sleeves
Drag link adjusting sleeves
- K10, Pitman Arm To Steering Arm: ES362S
Drag link assemblies
Tie rod ends
- Right outer, K10, 7/8″ – 18 Threads, 4.38″ Length: ES449L
- Left outer, K10, 7/8″ – 18 Threads, 52.24″ Length: DS841
Fitment notes
These Moog numbers come from the 1990-and-older catalog rows that include 1973. Confirm 4×2 vs 4×4, aluminum vs steel, and trim before you order.
Diagrams are on the Silverado 1500 catalog page. Related: Silverado kit page. How to diagnose suspension noises.
Related: 1973 Chevy Silverado 1500 shock parts.
Leave a comment with 4×2 vs 4×4 and the noise if you want a part-number check. #HAPPYMOTORING