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03-15-2018, 06:48 PM | #1 |
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King pin quality
Which vendor is selling the best king pin sets. I know there were problems several years ago and plenty of complaints. I'm finding out my front axel is twisted. Frame and axel shops are scarce here in the Seattle area so I may try to find another axel at our clubs big swap meet this weekend. I figured I might just as well opt for new king pins while I'm at it.
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03-15-2018, 08:08 PM | #3 |
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I think there is still a toledo set on the swap section, the last toledo set I bought had ford script kingpins that had most of the "FORD" ground off ---i just looked, not there, but there are NOS by Chuck Kuntz, the kit of small parts can be bought seperate (bushings and felts etc)
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03-15-2018, 09:43 PM | #5 |
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Quite often all you need to do is replace the bushings. The pins themselves are hardened steel and if they are not worn or grooved because of lack of lube they will work just fine with some new bushings. The bushing are a soft material and is usually all that wears. I found king pins at swap meets for a few bucks that looked serviceable. You can easy tell by feel once you have the new bushings in place and either reamed or honed. Done a bunch of them that way.
Commercial shops like to sell you a king pin job that includes new king pins when all that is needed is new bushings. Tom Endy |
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