King Pins
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From: Lincoln USA
I did mine 3-1/2 years ago. Other than having a shop press out the old pins and ream for the new ones, I did everything myself.
Frodo, the '69 F250 CS: F600 dash cluster, pt. 2 - The FORDification.com Forums
You will need to have your new king pins on hand because the shop will need one to properly ream the bushings. Really not too hard a job.
And all that most automotive alignment shops are going to be able to do on these trucks is set the toe in. Caster and camber require cold bending the beams, and that is a something that a big truck alignment shop would need to do.
Frodo, the '69 F250 CS: F600 dash cluster, pt. 2 - The FORDification.com Forums
You will need to have your new king pins on hand because the shop will need one to properly ream the bushings. Really not too hard a job.
And all that most automotive alignment shops are going to be able to do on these trucks is set the toe in. Caster and camber require cold bending the beams, and that is a something that a big truck alignment shop would need to do.
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From: Cypress
I did mine 3-1/2 years ago. Other than having a shop press out the old pins and ream for the new ones, I did everything myself.
Frodo, the '69 F250 CS: F600 dash cluster, pt. 2 - The FORDification.com Forums
You will need to have your new king pins on hand because the shop will need one to properly ream the bushings. Really not too hard a job.
And all that most automotive alignment shops are going to be able to do on these trucks is set the toe in. Caster and camber require cold bending the beams, and that is a something that a big truck alignment shop would need to do.
Frodo, the '69 F250 CS: F600 dash cluster, pt. 2 - The FORDification.com Forums
You will need to have your new king pins on hand because the shop will need one to properly ream the bushings. Really not too hard a job.
And all that most automotive alignment shops are going to be able to do on these trucks is set the toe in. Caster and camber require cold bending the beams, and that is a something that a big truck alignment shop would need to do.
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Kenny
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90% of semi trucks still use king pins. Your local semi truck shop will have a set of reamers just for that job and cold do it for you. Guess you have to pay, but its done right with the right tool. Any machine shop has that as well.
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