Patton
The problem with most local machine shops. at least in this area, is the fact
that kingpins on a spridget are tapered. The top is smaller than the bottom.
When asking a shop if they can do the job be sure to mention this. No a big
healey is not the same. Moss sells the reamer for Spridgets for $200 or so.
Larry
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From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net on behalf of Patton Dickson
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 10:50 AM
To: Spridget List
Subject: Kingpin bushings!!!
I just called Special Interest Autos, just to check what their price on
the major front end kit was. To my great please they are only charging
$92.50 for their kit. Moss wants > $200 for theirs and Vicky Brit
wasn't off by far. The closest I found was $148 by Northwest, so it
really pays to shop around in this case. Thanks Nory for pointing me in
this direction (to bad $80 wasn't still in effect).
Well here comes my quandary. I now have the spindle bushings for the
kingpin, but no reamer to do it myself (I do have access to a big Healey
one, no chance they are the same is there). I know that Apple will
install them for $80 for the set, but I am wondering if this is
something I should be able to do locally since I have all the parts. It
just doesn't seem that this would be a job that should cost $80 for
labor only.
Well, I still have to order the A-arms and paint the wires before I
start on this.
Take care.
Patton
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'67 Austin Healey Sprite MKIV
My Spritepage (featuring a JAVA Spridget newsgroup) is found at...
http://www.GEOCITIES.COM/TheTropics/Shores/1256/page2.html
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