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05-26-2005 08:32 AM #1
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Ford Truck Kingpins
I've tried repeatedly to find the dimensions on Ford Truck Kingpins with Google searches and am not having any luck.
I am interested in the diameters and length on Kingpins for the 53 - 64 and the late 70's. I am wondering if the complete spindle from the later (77) can be adapted to the 55 axle bosses on my truck.
Any one out there got some info on them? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.Last edited by Oldf100fordman; 05-26-2005 at 08:37 AM.
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05-26-2005 09:14 AM #2
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Duane, make friends with a counterman at a well-established (old) auto parts store and ask to look through his parts catalogs. That's what I did when I was trying to find control arm bushings of a certain diameter and length for the IFS I designed. TRW has a ton of information available if you know where to look.PLANET EARTH, INSANE ASYLUM FOR THE UNIVERSE.
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05-26-2005 09:26 AM #3
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Hey Duane, my NAPA guy here in Madison does all that for me. I do have a set of about '73 style disc brakes with rotors, calipers, and spindles laying out in the little garage. Want to trade them for something !!!!!???????? Any excuse for a road trip, you know. Retirement looms closer every day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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05-26-2005 09:28 AM #4
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Thanks, Tech. That's a great idea. I'll do it. Got a friend at NAPA and another at O'Rielly's. Shouldn't be a problem. I think NAPA still carries them back to the beginning of time (well, almost).
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05-26-2005 09:30 AM #5
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Dave, I would but I already bought a 77 Ford parts truck. Just gotta get out to the guys farm and strip it. Thanks for the offer anyway.
But Hey, if you got the Clutch and Brake Swing pedals and clutch linkage for a newer pickup, we could work out an excuse for a road trip. Hehehehe.Last edited by Oldf100fordman; 05-26-2005 at 09:35 AM.
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05-26-2005 09:41 AM #6
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Duane, this might help http://bossap.com/wsm/c-353_king_pin.htmlKen Thomas
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hmmmm betcha some place out at the farm is just what you need. Will go do a looksee this weened and let you know, Duane. How much newer of a pickup we looking for???Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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05-26-2005 08:33 PM #8
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Basically anything with swing pedals and not floor pedals and with a clutch pivot arm, etc that would work with an FE. Thanks, Dave.
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05-27-2005 07:22 AM #9
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Dave, actually, I think I'll go with a hydraulic clutch system. So any Swing Pedals that I can modify to fit under my dash would work. I already have the master cylinder and vacuum booster off the 77 parts truck. Thanks.Duane S
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I think by 1977 the trucks used a ball joint setup. The 1972-1975's used a kingpin that looks similar to my '62 unibody, if it ever stops raining I'm going to haul a clip home and make sure. They're hard to find with disc brakes, up here anyway.
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