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<p>Also note that the new kingpin kits are made to long. The top of
the kingpin will hit the shock arms when you lift the car. So you
need to cut off the top non threaded section to allow the
suspension to move correctly.</p>
<p>This has been an issue for about 10 plus years. And after telling
the various suppliers about the problem many times i just gave up
and fix it when ever we rebuild a suspension.</p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca
209 948 8767
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/10/2026 7:18 AM, Fred Wescoe
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<div dir="ltr">John,
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<div>What should the clearance be and how do you measure it?
Also what is the torque setting for the nut?</div>
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<div>Thanks.</div>
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<div>Fred</div>
<div>65 BJ8</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at
9:36 AM Stephen Hutchings <<a
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<div dir="auto">I’ve had the AH spares trunnion bearings in
for about ten years. It’s been a while, but my memory is
that I had to add a shim to get the tolerance right.
<div>It’s not a dramatic difference, but it’s noticeable.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Apr 10, 2026, at 7:32 AM,
john harper <<a href="mailto:ah100tech@gmail.com"
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<div>I fitted these some time ago; it seemed to make
the steering a little lighter. </div>
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<div>The drawback was that on the original setup,
the lift could be adjusted by choosing the correct
spacer washer. To make this match the
recommendation, I had to file down the top of the
swivel axle.</div>
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<div>The 'official' recommendation for lift is two
thou with the top nut tight. I would not recommend
leaving the top nut loose so as to get the two
thou lift </div>
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<div>There needs to be a better way of adjusting the
swivel axle lift </div>
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<div>All the best. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 10 Apr
2026 at 05:04, Simon Lachlan via Healeys <<a
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Aptos">I’m tempted by an email from
AH Spares touting their</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">roller
bearing kit for the front suspension’s top
trunnion. (AH3000 MkII BT7). For</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">the
magical results described</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">, it seems
reasonably priced….</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Aptos">Have any of you tried this
conversion?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Aptos">Was it as easy as they su</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">ggest?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Aptos">And, looking at AH4Healeys,
it seems they’ve got their own
version….has anyone tried that?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Aptos">And is one kit known</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">to be
better than the other?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Aptos">Thanks,</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Aptos">S</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">imon</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
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