Converted front brakes to disc and adapter plate hits nut on kin pin locking pins limiting steering wheel turns. Remember seeing on this site that the pins could be reversed to eliminate this problem but am looking at the locking pins and although their not tapered there are grooves cut into them, would this prohibit me from reversing them and installing them from the rear of the axle rather than the front?
They can be installed in the other direction, however the nut is to the rear/back side because it is the steering stop.
The king pins don't care what way they go in, the notch is the same both ways. The locking pins don't care which way they go in, the axle is the same both ways. The spindle doesn't care which side the limiting nut hits on, unless there is a flat spot only on the back side. But who says you can't cut the nut just a bit shorter so when it hits the front half of the spindle it allows a full turn?
Am attempting to set the toe in but apparently have gone way too much toe out and this has made the turning problem worse. Thanks for the info on the locking pins, maybe after getting ball park with the toe in won't have to remove the pins.
Buy the brake kit that bolts to the front /wheele of the spindle instead of the back/steering stop side
Calipers don't care if they are on the front of the spindle or the back. They only want their bleeders pointing up. You could probably move your existing brake kit to the front of your spindles if the shocks will clear on full turn. But you will probably need to revamp your brake lines to reach.
Bracket behind spindle Swap stop pin to the front Bracket On front of spindle It's cast and has 3dimensional shape vs the upper being flat plate.
Thanks guys, understand now and the pictures make it crystal clear. Wish I would have known this before.
Do one at a time. There is a machined pocket on back side of spindle to allow full turn. You may need to grind nut to get full turn from front stop Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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