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Old 11-11-15, 22:33
Alex van de Wetering Alex van de Wetering is offline
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The kingpin set did come with some shims, but sadly not the sizes I needed to get both pins within spec. I tried to find some extra shims here in Holland, but didn't have much luck in finding the correct diameters.I tried to have a few made, but the trouble was that I wasn't able to find anyone who was willing to make just a few....as they had to buy a whole sheet of material just for this job.
I did find a set of correct shims at Speedway motors in the US, but I was impatient, so I didn't want to wait to loose days to transport...So, in the end I visited the local department store and bought the first cheap stainless China product I could find that had a flat surface big enough to make a few shims. I think it was some crappy dinner tray.....but after some work with a Dremel tool, it's now part of my Front suspension.
I am very happy how it all turned out...all within spec.

Alex
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