I received my order of parts and was able to start piecing things together on the front end. I started by putting the front spring on and swapping the original grease fittings with the new modern style fittings throughout the front end.
After the spring was on we attached the spindles and put the king pins on. They were a bit difficult because the felt washed that goes on the bottom of the spindle made it a very tight fit, so we had to place them in a vice to compress them to a point where we could slide them in. After they were put on we attached the tie rod and drag link and greased everything up! It was a relief finding out that there was no play in the king pins and that the self done reaming worked out.
After the spring was on we attached the spindles and put the king pins on. They were a bit difficult because the felt washed that goes on the bottom of the spindle made it a very tight fit, so we had to place them in a vice to compress them to a point where we could slide them in. After they were put on we attached the tie rod and drag link and greased everything up! It was a relief finding out that there was no play in the king pins and that the self done reaming worked out.
I bought a brake lining tool to apply the new linings with rivets. This tool is very useful, I couldn't imagine doing it without it.