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By yehaabill - 15 Years Ago
Y-Guys:    Now that the weather, here, has cooled off a bit,

           I'm about to attempt installing the king pins in my '60 F-100.

               I've read several posts here, and elsewhere,about reaming

          or honing the bushings to fit.  What's ya'lls thoughts about this.

                Seems honing would be easier to control and be more accurate

          but????                               Thanks for the imput,

                                                               Bill

By Park Olson - 15 Years Ago
The REALLY BEST way is to have an auto machine shop or hard core alignment shop hone the spindle with an industrial hone that has the correct mandrels so both bushings are truly in line. The king pin reamers with tapered sleeves for alignment can be a pain to use and take time to fiddle to size if they are adjustable..
By lowrider - 15 Years Ago
Adjustable kingpin reamers have usually reamed the same sized bushings and have been set to ream those bushings. At least mine have. When I'd get a rebush job I'd just go to my reamers and select the proper reamer to do the job. Didn't have to fool with adjusting it. Besides my old man would have kicked my ass if I fiddled with the adjustments. But there is nothing wrong with either way of doing it.
By Ted - 15 Years Ago
Bill.  I’m in favor of honing over reaming if you have a choice.
By shakey pete - 15 Years Ago
you best check the eye of the axel  to make sure it,s not worn and if it is don,t use heat to shrink it get the axel eye re bushed in a machine shop and fitted for your king pin and at that time get your spindel bushings installed an fitted  then your safe and of to the races thats just a thought  shakey PeteWink
By HT32BSX115 - 15 Years Ago
Park Olson (12/6/2010)
TheREALLY BEST way is to have an auto machine shop or hard core alignment shop hone the spindle with an industrial hone that has the correctmandrels so both bushings are truly in line. The king pin reamers with tapered sleeves for alignment can be a pain to use and take time to fiddle to size if they are adjustable..






I agree totally.



This is how I had mine done in my 55 F600. I had to get +0.010 over-size Kingpins. The shop used a Sunnen hone to do the job.



When I put them together, it felt like they were in roller bearings!



It was WELL worth it!





Cheers,





Rick