king pins

[dheavychevy38]

i know it's been covered but heres the thing i put on the raised steering block and now it's loose so what did i screw up? /forums/images/graemlins/whistling.gif

is there a good tech right up on how to service them some where new to the 1 ton world but nothin but problems so far /forums/images/graemlins/angryfire.gif

just when you think you are done /forums/images/graemlins/screwy.gif

 

[m j]

was the steering block spring spacer thing loose as a dick in a shirt sleeve?
the one I had custom made was a nice tight fit and the commercially available ones look like they are a 1/2" different bore to spacer

 

[dheavychevy38]

yep it's a superlift block the kingpins were tight until i tried that dumb block now i can't get it to go back to no slop haven't tried it again with out the block though thats tomorrow job

 

[dheavychevy38]

any ideas thats all i have left to be able to play i am getting pissed at this stupid thing i know it's got to be some thing simple /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

 

[m j]

-get a bushing made to take up the slop bronze perhaps
-get crossover steering
-use a dodge steering arm retapered for chev draglink on top

 

[m j]

weld a plug into the block that would put the spring at the same hieght as the stock arm
replacing the stupid spacer altogether
then drill a grease fitting hole into the front, side , or back whichever is easiest to get a greasegun on to

you could get creative with that idea and make a built in threaded adjustable kingpin spring preloader

 

[dheavychevy38]

cross over money got spent else wear time to save again
the plate to stop the spring idea or make a new block with the stud holes and the hole for the spring now i am thinking thanks for the help

the dodge arm will fit just have to change the taper or can you just get a different draglink end /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

 

[m j]

dodge arm factory has the tierod enter underneath IIRC
you retaper it from the top with a chev size and it is like a 2 or 3" lift
BUT it requires a shorter draglink so some grinding on the draglink ends is required