Are repro kingpins any good?

[Drew N. Minnesota]

I am wondering if anyone has any positive experience with reproduction kingpins. My originals are worn too much to fit the axle as well as they should. Thanks for your advice...

 

[Gerard]

I have used them with no problem , make sure you buy from a reputable supplier

 

[azmodela]

Should work fine, any reason why you'd think otherwise?

 

[columbiA]

If your king pins are loose in axle,then KP bore is likely worn from not having lock-bolt tight enough Don,t install new KP,s & expect them to stay tight.May be best to find another good axle.

 

[RHD]

Buy from a reputable supplier. Check for parallel, as some are tapered. If not to your satisfaction, send them back.

 

[Bob-A]

I think back in the 80's (date?) a bunch of repo kingpins hit the market and they were not hardened enough for proper spec's. There was a lot of threads on them back in the day on the old FardBarn. One way (again
I'm trying to remember) to tell if they were/are hard enough. Was to run
a hacksaw blade over them were they fit through the axle. If they cut real easy then they were not hardened enough. The blade would just
skip over the pin and not really cut if properly hardened. This would be done with only your hand and the blade. And not in a vise bearing down
with the hacksaw handle w/blade. Who else remembers this........

AMF/Bob-A

 

[supergnat]

Drew,
I had a problem with repro king pins earlier this year. Here is the thread http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37464&highlight=king+pin I hope it works.

At the time few suppliers had any in stock. I think that there were problems. Brattons or Synders would be a safe source if they now have stock. They are both good about handliong quality parts.
Supergnat

 

[van Dyck]

Buy from a reputable supplier. Check for parallel, as some are tapered. If not to your satisfaction, send them back.

Had a similar situation here in Canada: bought two sets (doing two resto's) and only one of the four pins was "on spec". Sent the three back to my supplier, take a micrometer with him to his stock room and send back three "on spec" pins. Definitely insist on precision and top quality over "just good enough"
.