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timbo666 · Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Posts: 21 Location: Coventry - England

Hey all,

I'm new to LDP and trying to figure everything out.

To get 3, instead of 2, bushings onto a Bennett truck, do you have to replace the kingpin with a longer one? How do you do this and where do you get the kingpins that are 10mm?/15mm?/20mm? longer?

Tim

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

The stock bennett kingpin is already long enough to accommodate two barrels and a cone (with a little effort and elbow grease). Swapping out the KP isnt a terrible idea though, as bennett kingpins are poorly made (have splines near the head, lots of threading, not grade 8 ). for the best results, buy a 3" KP and chop/grind it down to the size of your stock KP and then JB weld or epoxy it back in place.