Ball joint boots 1967

[Keith G.]

Does anyone know where I can get rubber boots for the bottom ball joints on a 1967?

[Joe L.]

Re: Ball joint boots 1967

Keith------

The rubber boots used on original Corvette ball joint are a "captured" type of seal. They are retained to the joint by a steel "band" retainer, unlike most aftermarket ball joints. It might be possible to carefully remove the retainer and re-install a boot. However and unfortunately, no boots were ever available separately from GM and I know of no current source for said boots. The boots used on aftermarket ball joints MIGHT be usable on the original joints, but I don't think that they could be used with the metal band and their configuration would be different.

If your interest is primarily in finding a FUNCTIONAL boot as opposed to finding an absolutely correct boot, I think that you will find that urethane boots manufactured by Energy Suspension systems will work for you. These would be used without the steel band.

[Joe L.]

Re: Ball joint boots 1967

Keith------

The rubber boots used on original Corvette ball joint are a "captured" type of seal. They are retained to the joint by a steel "band" retainer, unlike most aftermarket ball joints. It might be possible to carefully remove the retainer and re-install a boot. However and unfortunately, no boots were ever available separately from GM and I know of no current source for said boots. The boots used on aftermarket ball joints MIGHT be usable on the original joints, but I don't think that they could be used with the metal band and their configuration would be different.

If your interest is primarily in finding a FUNCTIONAL boot as opposed to finding an absolutely correct boot, I think that you will find that urethane boots manufactured by Energy Suspension systems will work for you. These would be used without the steel band.