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Re: Rebuild front suspension

To: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
Subject: Re: Rebuild front suspension
From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:58:09 -0500
If king pins and swivles come assembled it is a bolt in job, If not
new bushings ect must br reamed for assembly. Carl E.

Tab Julius wrote:

> I know that Brit Bits, which is where I was today, sells a kingpin kit for
> $350 provided you return the old ones ($450 if not).  They said they do a
> rebuild for around $1200, obviously including labor.  Of course, it's labor
> intensive.  I bought the king pins today as I need to replace mine.  I'm
> not convinced, however, that you just "bolt it on".  I think there's a
> little more to it than that.  But neither does it seem to be rocket
> science, just labor and time intensive.
>
> - Tab
>
> At 04:26 PM 1/11/00 EST, ATWEDITOR@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >I just saw an ad someplace, probably in a catalog I have at home, for a
> >complete front-end rebuild kit, including kingpins ready to go, for under
> >$500, the ad saying all that was required was to bolt it on.  If your price
> >is typical, I've gotta consider that route.
> >
> >Jay Donoghue
> >72 MGB
> >66 Mustang
> >
> >


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