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 Has anyone replaced their kingpins with ball joints? 
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Thanks to the simple fact that we are lousy at maintaining our cars, the yearly MOT will remain... :(


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It is down to general knowledge of king pin design.


At the risk of sounding dim, can anyone clarify the fundamental difference between a kingpin and a more modern design please?

I understand that a kingpin is the bit that the hub assembly swivels on so (without crawling under my Fiesta) is it just that a "modern" hub is attached with 2 joints at the top and bottom instead of one pin through the centre?

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bertiewhite wrote:
2CViking wrote:
It is down to general knowledge of king pin design.


At the risk of sounding dim, can anyone clarify the fundamental difference between a kingpin and a more modern design please?

I understand that a kingpin is the bit that the hub assembly swivels on so (without crawling under my Fiesta) is it just that a "modern" hub is attached with 2 joints at the top and bottom instead of one pin through the centre?


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Post Re: Has anyone replaced their kingpins with ball joints?
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from the Barbour Works
me n Bart are working on the problem

but easy to say hard to do

we have already spent 1 month at the drawing autocad table and solid works + hours checking and working out

so hopefully this year (with approval association from andrew gardner)
we should be able to supply twin ball joint front arms with new hubs on an exchange bases with bolt in wheel bearings

And possibly sealed track rod ends!

however youll have to wait

i will post news when i got it
end of summer is a possible start date

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