front king pin D-60 knucke as a base to built an IFS upright?

[the frog]

did anyone use a front king pin D-60 knucke as a base to built an IFS upright?

looks very stout although not long enough. seems like a possible start for those who do not wish to build one from scratch.

makes any sense?

weight issues?

[mattb]

I'm a little more interested in the excessive "Trust" the builder put in those lock-washers. What vehicle is this on?

[the frog]

no idea.

just a pic of a kingpin Dana 60 i found on the net.

[FABRICATOR]

This has been discussed here before. Try a search with and without Andi partsm.

On the up side, they are strong, have almost everything, and are fairly inexpensive.

On the downside, they are a bit heavy and bulky, vertically challenged, have fair to poor geometry, and have little room for ball joints.

There may be ample room for the lower joint in a non-drive application. It may also be practical to raise the upper joint to above the housing.

[jesusgatos]

The Excursion Killer (http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/brandpages/chevy/131_0205_project_excursion_killer_part_1/index.html) that Off-Road Unlimited built for 4 Wheel & Offroad magazine a long time ago used D60 knuckles. It was also a total abomination and one of the most hacked-together projects I've ever seen. Check out those lower uniball mounts...

http://images.4wheeloffroad.com/techarticles/131_0205_proj09_z.jpg

We're considering using D60 spindles and hubs for a new project (http://race-dezert.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33846), but would fabricate the uprights.

[philofab]

Thats scary.... Did that thing ever see the light of day?

[jesusgatos]

I dunno. They showed 'action shots' of it in the magazine.

[the frog]

On the up side, they are strong, have almost everything, and are fairly inexpensive.

On the downside, they are a bit heavy and bulky, vertically challenged, have fair to poor geometry, and have little room for ball joints.

There may be ample room for the lower joint in a non-drive application. It may also be practical to raise the upper joint to above the housing.

thanx. that's the kind of answer i was looking for.
i was thinking of using it for a non-drive application, and i was also thinking of separating the horizontal axis from the vertical one, which will make for better travel and will also divide the load to more joints.

thanks again.

p.s. - do you think that a balljoint D-60 would work as well? it looks much smaller and less beefier that the kingpin.

[DirtyD]

These are mid 80's Ford Bronco 4wd I beam knuckles that I am setting up to use as IFS spindles for a Taco project I am working on. Haven't tried it before, but I think it's going to work pretty well. I machined solid 1.75" round stock to build the uprights and convert to uni-balls. The uprights will be box gusseted when finished. Utilizing the stock king pin inclination, the scrub radius is at about 1.5" with 0 offset wheels and 32" tall tires.