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| | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 246 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 246 | I have a 1953 chevy truck and I'm doing restoration on my truck and I had the I beam out do the king pins and the clean it up and I was wondering how can u tell if you installed the I beam in backwards. Do the king pin lock pins go in only one way ? Or with no spindles how do u know which way I beam should face ? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | Where the axle mounts to the spring you will see two small holes. These are line-up holes for the pins in the caster shim wedges. The holes go to the rear.
The lock pins go in from the front with the steering stops and nuts to the rear.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 123 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 123 | The U bolt hole pattern is also tapered in | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 246 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 246 | Hey thanks alot what I remember on the I beam is four holes for the u bolts and one hole in the center for the spring alingment pin and one small hole for the caster shim to be seated . I placed that little hole towards the rear | | |
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