Two weeks ago I replaced the King-pin/trunnion oilite thrust washers with Torrington needle-bearings on my BN4 and what a nice reduction in the steering effort, especially below 40 MPH. I also repla
A similar thing happens to old Landrovers when the Railco bushes are replaced by roller bearings. The bushes cause some friction and therefore damping in the steering system. The needle or roller bea
Why is it always two steps forward, one step back? Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo A similar thing happens to old Landrovers when the Railco bushes are replaced by roller b
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I have the needle bearings, neoprene bushings and run 205/65 Dunlop SP4000's on 6" SS 72's on my BN1. They are smooth as silk right past 100 mph. (On a closed course, of course!) ;-) It is not the n
One shock was rebuilt two years ago (5,000 miles) and the other 11 years ago (45,000 miles). They were working fine two weeks ago. When I installed the Torrington bearings and the Polyurethane bushe
If the shock has a bit of slack between up and down motion, then you can get vibration. It's not enough that the shock can still dampen movement, what you don't want is something like a 1/8" or 1/4"