steering knuckle bearing/bushing question

[nr1freak]

Hi all! 

so, i wanted to replace the king pins on my 1951 coronet. i found a NOS set that supposedly had all the parts, for both sides. it came with 2 pins, 4 bushings, shims, grease caps, etc... i removed the old needle bearing because the manual said "steering knuckle bearing/bushing" so i figured, ok, these bearings can be replaced by bushings. i knocked out the old bearing a little too enthousiastic (i wrecked it), and then noticed the size is way different than the supplied bushings... did i get hussled? why did i get 4 equal bushings instead of 2 bearings and 2 bushings? is there a source for these bearings? can't seem to find them anywhere... help! 

[FarmerJon]

You can find them on ebay, they are out of production. Torrington NB-15OH (oil hole) should be the right size.

Edited 18 hours ago by FarmerJon

[andyd]

I could be wrong but i've always thought that the Torrington bearing kingpins "bushings" were actually for the larger DeSoto/Chrysler stub axles and that the Dodge/Plymouth size was the bronze(?) bushings........but could be wrong.......andyd