-> CB>  JE> Anyone ever have any luck replacing the King-pin suspension
-> in CB> those  JE> old battle wagons?

-> Its been 20 years since I did any kingpins, but as I recall, one
-> oddity was that after you pressed the new bushings, you still
-> hadda *ream* them to match the kingpin.
->
-> Rather than stock bushings, I'd look into getting industrial
-> 'lubrilite' bushings which come in standard sizes, and if you
-> havta *ream* amyway, then the OD is the only critical dimension.
-> for those not familiar, 'lubrilite' is sintered brass micro beads
-> that retain grease better than solid brass, and should *last*.
I know this message wasn't yours originally, but I'm sure it'll be
seen.
I did a set of kingpins on an antique Buick not too many years ago.
Brought them to the auto machine shop to be pressed in, and had them
machined to the correct size and straightness on the same machine
they do wrist pin bushing sizing.  Came out *very* nice.  Couple of
thousandths clearance.  No binding and no slop...
-c-
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