Looks like you got BOTH going on pretty good.It boils down to skill level and ingenuity.
Heres my 55 Chev...
I have never fooled around with front suspensions with king pins.Thanks, thats what it looked like when i got it,now all the chrome is off and it is sitting on blocks.
played around with that spindle, it's locked up good. He said the only thing he can think of is that he did not hone out the holes prior to putting in the king pins. Does anyone know if that will make a diffrence?
I cannot imagine the kingpins being in there so tight that they prevent any side to side turning of the steering. Like I said I have left king pin work to the pros or friends of mine used to changing them......... The new axle i picked up yesterday has recently been rebuilt, but the guy thinks he may have put the king pins in wrong, the spindles are locked into postion and will not move left to right. I have new king pins, so will take it apart and see what the issue is ....
Glad to hear you found the problem. will be a good thing to have everything cleaned out. Sounds like the previous owner must have hammered them in without much concern other than getting them in..... no matter what.I started pulling the axle apart and I think I found part if not all of the problem, the tops of the king pins look like they were hammered in, and the bottom bushing is sticking out about a 1/2". It's starting to look like they didnt go in easially. Im going to order a new king pin set for it and just replace it all. I have a buddy who works in a machine shop who can clean out the holes for me. Thanks for the good info and help fella's.
John how's the Opel Coming along?