How to flip the kingpin

**ZooBamBoo** · 09-10-2009 08:02 PM

I've been trying to flip the kingpin on my bear grizzleys but can't seem to get it out

**narcolepsy** · 09-10-2009 08:07 PM

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**13lew** · 09-10-2009 08:12 PM

you mean the hanger?

**ZooBamBoo** · 09-10-2009 08:15 PM

No i'm trying to make it a reverse kingpin but i'm not sure if you can or if you can't...but i was just seeing if there was a way

**narcolepsy** · 09-10-2009 08:18 PM

I feel like based on your signature you should know what you're talking about, so i'm going to give you benefit of the doubt and ask what the hell are you trying to do?

The kingpin as in the bolt that holds your trucks together, you want to flip it?

Or you have a pair of straight trucks (ex. Indy 215's) and you want to make them Reverse Kingpin?

**Shift** · 09-10-2009 08:19 PM

Bear Grizzlies have a knurled kingpin that needs to be hammered out.

**ZooBamBoo** · 09-10-2009 08:22 PM

I should know what i'm talking about but...i don't and what i'm trying to do is to make my bear grizzlys a reverse kingpin truck i wanted to know if that is posible or not if is so then how...now you said to hammer them out will that ruin the kingpin

**Shift** · 09-10-2009 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by ZooBamBoo

I should know what i'm talking about but...i don't and what i'm trying to do is to make my bear grizzlys a reverse kingpin truck i wanted to know if that is posible or not if is so then how...now you said to hammer them out will that ruin the kingpin

Nope. I've hammered the kingpins out of both Grizzlies and Indys. The kingpin is fine.

**13lew** · 09-10-2009 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Shift

Nope. I've hammered the kingpins out of both Grizzlies and Indys. The kingpin is fine.

What do you mean hammer out?

EDIT: $hit that was a horrible question sorry i wasn't comprehending.

**Shift** · 09-10-2009 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by 13lew

What do you mean hammer out?

I mean hit the kingpin with a hammer.

**ZooBamBoo** · 09-10-2009 08:27 PM

okay cool thanks i'll try it but how do you hammer them out it seem that if i took a hammer to my kingpin while the truck was off the board that it would fly across the room

**narcolepsy** · 09-10-2009 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Shift

Nope. I've hammered the kingpins out of both Grizzlies and Indys. The kingpin is fine.

Just use a ball pen hammer and a peg, easy. Still unsure what you're asking, if you have Bear Grizzly 52's that is a reverse kingpin truck from the factory?

**ZooBamBoo** · 09-10-2009 08:34 PM

Well i'm trying to flip the kingpin to see if the performance would be any better

**lfatboy** · 09-10-2009 08:39 PM

I think this is a joke.

Forgive me if I'm wrong.

**Cann0n** · 09-10-2009 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by ZooBamBoo

Well i'm trying to flip the kingpin to see if the performance would be any better

Really?? LOL. LOL. LOL. *cough cough choke cough gasp* Sorry. Choked on my food. LOL. LOL. LOL.

**enrique60033** · 09-10-2009 09:08 PM

I think he meant to put the nut in the baseplate and kingping coming in to the base plate so (wich only makes it harder to adjust) just put the nut flush with the tip of the king ping and bang it whit the hammer that way you don't ruin the treads.

**rosewood thief** · 09-10-2009 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by enrique60033

I think he meant to put the nut in the baseplate and kingping coming in to the base plate so (wich only makes it harder to adjust) just put the nut flush with the tip of the king ping and bang it whit the hammer that way you don't ruin the treads.

it increases clearence between the kingpin and the road, and makes the kingpins interchangable, so you can use taller bushings. thats about it, its worth the time if you have crazy ass wedging and your locknut is scraping the asphalt. but on a truck like grizzlys im assuming you are not using too much wedging. ive done this to a few bennetts. id take two blocks of wood and put the edges of the baseplate on each block, so there is a little bit of space between the kingpin and the floor, second i take a hammer and start wacking the kingpin until it comes out. then, i take epoxy, (it works better with welding, but either way it works out) and stick a new locknut in the baseplate and glue it in there, i then let it dry and bam, your good to go. you will probably need to get a new kingpin, go to ace hardware or someplace and ask for a grade 8 9/16 in wide hex bolt. i would get a few so you can play with more bushings and have backups in case one breaks

**boarderaholic** · 09-10-2009 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by ZooBamBoo

okay cool thanks i'll try it but how do you hammer them out it seem that if i took a hammer to my kingpin while the truck was off the board that it would fly across the room

I kid you not, run on sentences are not cool. You'll get more serious responses if people can understand what you're saying.

With that aside, Shift is right, just hammer the sucker out with a good 'ole fashioned hammer. And no, flipping your kingpin won't change how the truck performs.

**Bombsquad_Manny** · 09-10-2009 10:25 PM

This is just sad.

**Rob Shook** · 09-10-2009 10:37 PM

chill out guys look at his photo and sig, he at least somewhat knows what he's doing.

either this is a joke, or it's a simple misunderstanding. when he says "reverse the kingpin" many of you are thinking "reverse kingpin trucks." trucks are either reverse kingpin or not - it's design. BUT you can turn the kingpin around (reverse it, i know it's confusing just go with it) and that puts the knut on the "outside." changes little, but there are some benefits including making it much faster to swap out bushings.

and lol jess i agree but you are quite the grammar nazi lately