They are just on the wrong side. You can swap sides and it changes the location of the caliper. From th factory they are on the back to clear the stabilizer bar. The 73 and up stabilizer bar is narrower and the caliper can be on the front without hitting the stabilizer when steering the car. If you ever put a 67-72 stabilizer on the car you will have to move them to the back. If you are planning to use the aftermarket or 73-76 stabilizer you can leave them as they are. I would recommend adding a stabilizer bar . You will not believe the difference in the handling. The aftermarket bars work pretty good. I always use the factory style but only because I have them and like keeping things the way they were . But the aftermarkets seam to work much better on the cars I drove.
