Thanks Jim. I did not consider that. When I first started the project I
figured that I would just change everything, make it as "new" as possible.
As the expenses have been piling up I have decided to re-use whatever is
not worn. The inner bushings on the upper and lower control arms are fine
so they will go back in. As far as the king pins, there is a little up and
down play I cant feel any side to side. Since there is really no one in my
area that can look at it and say for certain whether they are good or bad, I
was going to replace them just to be sure.
Scott
1956 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer
From: Jim Carpenter <car@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Scott H <kneedrager@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] king pins for 56 Dodge
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 22:08:31 -0800
You may find your old needle bearings have not worn!
Jim
Scott H wrote:
> I am having a bear of a time finding a king pin set. Of all the usual
> sources only Kanter and Rare Parts have them right now. I understand
that
> the v8's king pins use a bushing in the bottom and a needle bearing on
the
> top and the 6's use 2 bushings. The rare Parts kit comes with 4
bushings
> not the needle bearings.
> If that is the case I have to order the kit from Kanter. Kanter quoted
me a
> price for the the kit and said i needed to buy the needle bearings as 2
> separate parts. It sounds to me like it may be a 6 cyl kit and separate
> bearings to make it a v8 kit.
> If this is the case I should be ok.
> Can anyone confirm if my understanding (from the Service Manual) about
the
> needle bearings is correct?
>
> Scott
> 1956 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer
>
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