Re: HELP! on '54 Clipper

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2012/7/26 13:41:46

1) This thing has king pins? Rats, what's it cost to fix them?
I mean a ballpark number.

That depends in part on how much you're willing and able to do yourself, so assess your own skills and available time. If you're handy with tools and take the time to study the front suspension, it's pretty much self-explanatory though I'd suggest first reading a shop manual - the setup is pretty much same from the late 30s right thru 1956 with just minor differences.

Assuming you have the tools and skill to remove the pins and take the parts and the new bushings to a machine shop to install and burnish/ream the bushings to size, that might cost you about $75 for shop services. The rest after buying the pin kit is just your own time. If you have the tools and understanding you can do this yourself.

If you find a shop competent to do this type of work, it's probably 4-6 hour job; multiply that by their hourly rate and add the cost of the pin kit and you've got it.

Of course you should probably have a full front end alignment done after the installation, so add another perhaps $150.