> Also, this is going to sound like a silly question, but what is the > difference between link ping and king pin suspensions? Or is there > any? Early buses -> '67 had king pin suspension. Kingpin supsension consists of a combination of king pins and link pins.
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the king pin allows the front axle (wheel) to rotate and the link pins which are a 90 degrees to the king pin allow the suspension to move up and down. The link pins are attached to the two trailing arms shown above and rotate up and down in parrallel. Post '67 buses were fitted with ball joints instead which allow this kind of two axis movement with just a ball and socket. Lee.
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