I am in the process of installing a 3" drop axle and disc brakes into my old '58 apache 1/2 ton pickup for it's new owner. When dissasembling the original axle I noticed that there were thrust bearings between the axle and bottom of the spindles. The new axle and kingpin set only came with thick steel washers/spacers
and shims. The original thrustbearings are too thick to fit as the new axle is deeper where the kingpins fit so the gap is too small. Is it OK to just use the steel spacer or am I better off trying to find thrust bearings to fit.
Thanks
Willy
