Getting King Pins fitted
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Getting King Pins fitted
Hey everyone!
Just a couple of quick questions about king pins. If you had then fitted at a car shop / garage, how much were you charged to fit them (if you don't mind me asking)?
And has anyone used the king pins from LMC? Do they need to be machined or are they "fit and play"? Got the Hulk in the shop for king pins fitting and they're telling me $250 for their labor, $85 for machine shop costs and $170 for the king pins themselves. Just ordered the king pins from LMC for $80 and can't help but feel like I'm being screwed?
Anyone any ideas?
Just a couple of quick questions about king pins. If you had then fitted at a car shop / garage, how much were you charged to fit them (if you don't mind me asking)?
And has anyone used the king pins from LMC? Do they need to be machined or are they "fit and play"? Got the Hulk in the shop for king pins fitting and they're telling me $250 for their labor, $85 for machine shop costs and $170 for the king pins themselves. Just ordered the king pins from LMC for $80 and can't help but feel like I'm being screwed?
Anyone any ideas?
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Yeah just been calling round other garages and while one quote was still really high the rest were a LOT less. How hard is it to fit these myself? I'm pretty good mechanically wise but I'd still have to have them reamed right?
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Ain't that the truth...especially if he goes with LMC. He won't even get a "reach around!"
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Just done some phoning about and found a machine shop near me that will ream the new bushings for $55-$75 and if he had to remove old bushings and fit new he can do that but will have to requote me.
Does anyone have a "how to" on replacing these kingpins? Would certainly be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Henry Ford Junkyard Parts : snopes.com Just a little pre-read before you tackle this.
This is a pretty good way to do them
Kingpin Replacement for your old truck
This is a pretty good way to do them
Kingpin Replacement for your old truck
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I paid $80 for the kingpin kit and then brought the spindles to a machine shop to have the metal bushings reamed for $90.
Ultraranger did his kingpin reaming at home using a fixture loaned to him by a machine shop. .. Ultra typically hangs out with his 69 in the Bump forum.
Ultraranger did his kingpin reaming at home using a fixture loaned to him by a machine shop. .. Ultra typically hangs out with his 69 in the Bump forum.
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Man things have gotten high. It seems like I only paid like $25 for kingpins for the 72 I used to own. My Dad worked for Arizona Chemical and they had a reamer that I could use.Of course this was back about 1979. And if I recall correct I used a rosebud tip in an oxy/ac torch and heated the knuckles up and it wasnt that big of a job. I looked at reamers online a few months back when someone on here was asking about them and they started around $80.Guess maybe I am cheap.
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Henry Ford Junkyard Parts : snopes.com Just a little pre-read before you tackle this.
This is a pretty good way to do them
Kingpin Replacement for your old truck
This is a pretty good way to do them
Kingpin Replacement for your old truck
You wouldn't happen to know the tightening torque for the securing nuts when I come to rebuild would you?
Managed to get it down to $55-$75 for the reaming if I do everything else myself, so I guess it's have a go time when the Kingpins arrive!
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