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hard to steer 59 bug
ol hillbilly boy - December 25th, 2009 at 03:55 PM

Just had new king pins , tie rods , steering box ,dapener installed very hard to steer took tire rods of lifted car still hard as (turned wheels by hand).Seems to me king pins too tight.would this get better as time goes by or when kp installed should they have been machined to match internal and external dia . Has anyone else had similar probs , and ps Merry christmass


hellbugged - December 25th, 2009 at 04:21 PM

not sure how you have gone about it, but yes the new bushs in the stub/pin carrier need to be reemed to the size of the new king pins.............they are not a simple buy and install item


matberry - December 25th, 2009 at 10:48 PM

As above and also the end thrust gets set on assembly. Could be either. It won't get any better...well...maybe in a few dozen years.


ol hillbilly boy - December 26th, 2009 at 07:12 AM

Thanks guys for your replys its what i was thinking but ist always good to bounce it about a bit
kind regards