king pins

[suzukisteve]

alright guys, a quick question. about the king pins on my sj.

ive got a fair amount of play in the nsf king pin. are they shimmed? if so i should be able to remove a shim or two to take up the slack?

failing that does anyone know a good supplier?

cheers

[ROBBIE]

Should be shimmed unless some one done them already. Do you get your parts from your local motor factor? he should be able to get them

[suzukisteve]

I work at my local motor factor lol. phoning around our suppliers as we speak

hopefully the shims are in there. save a bit of dosh hopefully

[dan_2k_uk]

I wouldn't even bother removing shims to keep them going having done it to mine and having them fail a few K later once I had lost all the shims I removed!

Once the races have started wearing its time to change them anyway.

Some decent timkin bearings were only £15 so l'm sure you could find some cheaper ones.

[suzukisteve]

awesome gonna call brt bearings shortly as well. is there a part number for the timkin bearings?

[dan_2k_uk]

15x42x14.25 metric taper roller bearing 30302

Just ask what brands they supply and choose a price that suits you.

As per usual more you pay better you get.

Sure the bearing company will be able to help. Suzuki wanted £120 for a full set!

I figured bigger tyres means more stress so went for the best they had.

[suzukisteve]

yeah thats fair, cheers for your help dan. very much appreciated!

[ScottieJ]

I'm cheap so I always pull the shims to get a bit more life out of them.

Suzuki use KOYO bearings as standard

[suzukisteve]

yeah ill see how my bank account feels about the price otherwise its shim removal time! lol

[ROBBIE]

Steve who do you work for? I only know one company over your way