My gut feel is that king pins may induce a little friction in the system
that could be good for damping (assuming you've reamed the bushings on the
snug side). But, for calibration purposes, my experience with making a
liner go fast is, uh, zero.
Benn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Higginbotham" <Saltrat@pahrump.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 4:10 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] King Pin Bearings
> List,
> I have been looking for a better bearing system for the king pins on the
> liner. I want to use tapered rollers instead of bushings but I can't find
> what I want. I want to do this to firm up the inline front end and make
> alignment more accurate.
>
> Is there a kit to replace bushings with tapered rollers? The front end is
> early Chevy pickup.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Skip
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