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Old cars, new parts; Kanter Auto provides classic car parts for all makes and models of domestic model cars from the 1930s to the 1980s. Kanter water pumps are reliable OEM-style replacements to keep your engine running cool and efficiently. Their selection of new and remanufactured pumps is made from cast iron and includes gaskets. Select the one designed for your vehicle.
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Kanter Auto main bearings are available for a wide range of classic vehicles, including many Buick, Chevy, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, DeSoto, Plymouth, Dodge, Edsel, Ford, Mercury, Studebaker, GMC, Hudson, Cadillac, Lincoln, LaSalle, American Motors, Nash, and Jeep models. Main bearings hold the crankshaft in place within the engine block and allow it to rotate smoothly on a thin film of oil. Order the set recommended for your application. Product details: * The main bearings support the crankshaft as it rotates. * A thin film of oil flows between the rotating crankshaft and the bearing shells, preventing direct contact and reducing friction. * They are typically plain or journal bearings made with a steel backing and a thin lining of a bearing alloy. * The main function is to allow the crankshaft to spin with minimal wear and to absorb the tremendous forces generated by the engine. * Kanter Auto focuses on providing parts for older vehicles, including main bearings designed for specific makes and models from the classic and muscle car eras. They supply high-quality, precision-fit parts to help restore and maintain engine performance in these vehicles.
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Center links ensure that both front wheels turn in unison, allowing for smooth and controlled vehicle steering. Faulty links can cause poor handling, unwanted vibration, and uneven tire wear. For over 50 years Kanter Auto has been providing classic car parts for all makes and models of domestic model cars from the 1930s to the 1980s. Their comprehensive selection of center links will restore smooth steering and proper wheel alignment for a much improved driving experience. Order the center link designed for your vehicle.
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$279.99
Ball joints allow your vehicle's suspension to move up and down, while enabling the wheels to turn right or left, and they are vital components for maintaining proper wheel alignment and a smooth ride. They will also wear out over time from the constant movement and stress. For over 50 years Kanter Auto has been providing classic car parts for all makes and models of domestic model cars from the 1930s to the 1980s. Their wide selection of ball joints will restore responsive steering and handling, as well as a comfortable ride to your classic vehicle. Order the ball joints designed for your vehicle.
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Kanter provides essential, often hard-to-find, brake drums that are designed to maintain the braking integrity of vintage vehicles, working within the standard drum brake system to provide safety and performance. Made from robust materials like gray cast iron, these drums emphasize strong braking, thermal resistance, and longevity, essential for vintage vehicles needing authentic parts. Kanter brake drums are a great choice for restorers seeking authentic, affordable, and complete braking solutions for vintage vehicles, balancing traditional drum brake advantages with modern convenience.
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Kanter tie rod ends are durable, precision-engineered steering components for classic cars, connecting the steering rack to the wheel knuckle, essential for translating steering wheel turns into wheel movement for safe direction control. These components restore responsive steering by replacing worn parts with new ones. They often include necessary hardware like dust seals, cotter pins, and grease fittings, ensuring proper alignment and handling for specific classic Ford vehicles, ensuring correct fit and function for vintage steering systems. Choose the tie rod ends designed for your application.
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Kanter Auto specializes in parts for classic and vintage vehicles from the 1930s through the 1980s and provides replacement idler arms designed to restore the precise and responsive steering performance of these older vehicles. Kanter idler arms are precision-engineered to meet or exceed the original factory specifications, ensuring they provide an exact and reliable fit for your specific classic car. Select the idler arms for your year/make/model.
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Kanter Auto offers coated engine pistons for hundreds of applications, including many Ford, Mercury, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Jeep, Willys, Chevrolet, Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge, Plymouth, Buick, Pontiac, and American Motors vehicles from the 1940s, '50s, '60s, and '70s. These cast aluminum replacements feature a high performance, anti-friction coating designed to extend engine life, reduce scuffing, and improve sealing. This coating is applied using an advanced process that minimizes blow-by and noise, especially during cold starts. The coating can be beneficial for classic and high performance vehicles, particularly those with a history of overheating, detonation, or scuffing. Benefits of coated pistons: * The anti-friction coating prevents the piston from scuffing against the cylinder wall, which is particularly helpful during cold starts when oil is not yet fully circulated * By reducing friction and wear, the coating helps to prolong the life of the piston and other engine components * The coating contributes to better cylinder sealing, leading to more efficient engine performance * The tighter clearances allowed by the coating help to reduce piston noise that can occur when an engine is cold * These pistons can be installed without modifying the existing cylinder wall clearance, making them a direct replacement in most cases
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Old cars, new parts; for over 50 years Kanter Auto has been providing classic car parts for all makes and models of domestic cars from the 1930s to the 1980s. Kanter control arms are reliable OEM-style replacements, and most are preassembled with ball joints. These steel assemblies will restore handling and ride quality, providing you with a much improved driving experience. Select the control arms designed for your vehicle.
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Kanter serves the vintage car market, providing parts for older engines where original components might be scarce, including camshafts. For older engines, a new Kanter camshaft can help bring back lost performance and smooth out rough running by precisely timing valves. Whether as a stock replacement or performance-oriented, Kanter camshafts essentially upgrade the engine's "breathing" system to make it more efficient at making power.
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Kanter Auto offers steering idler arm repair kits for a variety of applications, including select Chevy full-size cars from the 1940s and '50s, like Bel Air, Fleetline, Styleline, 150, and 210. The kits contain assorted parts to help restore handling and control—and fix that loose steering. The components are precision-engineered from factory materials and specifications to ensure proper fitment and performance. They meet or exceed OE quality standards.
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Cam bearings provide a low-friction surface, supporting the cam shaft, allowing it to spin freely, and critical for proper engine operation. Kanter offers new cam bearings for old cars, covering all domestic makes and models from the 1930s to the 1980s. Made from quality materials, they will provide the proper fit and function to repair or restore your vehicle's operation. Available individually or in sets, select the Kanter cam bearing(s) needed.
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$79.99
Kanter's tie rod sleeves are performance upgrades that add strength to the often-weak factory inner tie rods. Kanter tie rod sleeves are available in stainless steel or billet aluminum and are designed to thread over the existing inner tie rod, creating a stronger, unified component to eliminate flex and improve steering feel. Select the tie rod sleeves for your application.
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Kanter control arm shafts, often greasable and paired with performance bushings, offer benefits like reduced friction, smoother suspension travel, improved handling, better steering response, and restored precision in classic cars to effectively eliminate the "loose" feel from worn shafts and improving overall ride quality and stability by allowing parts to move freely. Enhance your muscle car's steering precision with Kanter control arm shafts.
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$159.99
Kanter rod bearings are precision-made for classic cars to support the crankshaft, reduce friction between the rod and crank, and allow the piston's linear motion to become the crankshaft's rotation. These components are crucial for converting piston movement into crankshaft rotation, fitting into the connecting rod's "big end" with a cap, and relying on engine oil for a protective film. Kanter rod bearings come as two semi-circular halves (shells) that fit into the connecting rod and its cap. They are available in standard sizes, as well as undersizes to match worn crankshaft journals, ensuring smooth rotation and proper lubrication for vintage engines.
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Kanter Auto offers wheel cylinders for thousands of Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick, Checker, Chevy, GMC, International, Jeep, Oldsmobile, American Motors, Ford, Hudson, Mercury, Nash, Lincoln, Packard, Desoto, and Edsel models from the 1940s and up. These are replacement components in a hydraulic drum brake system that uses brake fluid pressure to expand the brake shoes and stop a vehicle. A wheel cylinder is crucial for braking, as it pushes brake shoes against the drum, creating friction to slow or stop the vehicle. Kanter wheel cylinders are manufactured from factory-style materials and specifications to ensure proper fitment and long-lasting performance. Order the model recommended for your vehicle.
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Kanter engine valves provide tangible gains in an engine's power, efficiency, and lifespan by strategically improving how air and fuel enter and exit the cylinder. Engine valves are one of the engine's most critical components, as they must withstand extreme temperatures, pressures, hitting impacts and loads during their lifetime. Because the operating temperatures of the intake and exhaust valves are highly different, various materials, structures, and manufacturing methods are required and implemented for each type of valve. Kanter's valve lineup includes various processes, such as forging, machining, welding, nitriding, and specialty coatings, that provide strength and durability. Select the engine valves tailored for your application needs.
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Kanter Auto water pump rebuild kits contain parts to help repair the water pump on select classic Ford vehicles—like 1937-40 models with a 60 hp engine. Each kit includes the necessary parts, such as new seals, gaskets, spring and bearing, to rebuild the pump instead of having to buy a new one. Ideal for restoration projects!
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$64.99
Kanter Auto main bearing shim sets are collections of pre-cut, laminated brass used to adjust the precise clearance and alignment of main bearings on a vintage engine's crankshaft. These shims are installed between the main bearing cap and the engine block, allowing for adjustments to reduce wear and noise, improve rigidity, and correct any misalignment. Product details: * Precise clearance adjustment: Shims are used to achieve the exact bearing clearance specified by the manufacturer, which is critical for engine performance and longevity. * Aligning components: They help ensure proper alignment of the crankshaft within the engine block, reducing stress on the bearings and other engine components. * Reducing noise and vibration: Correctly shimmed bearings prevent excessive play, which minimizes noise and vibration during operation. * Correcting wear: When components wear, the shims can be used to restore proper spacing and function. * Pre-cut and laminated: The shims are pre-cut to fit specific engine applications and are often made of laminated material, meaning thin layers can be peeled off for precise thickness adjustments.
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Kanter sway bars are designed to reduce body roll and improve handling, particularly in classic muscle cars. Unlike some hollow factory bars, Kanter sway bars are solid steel, which provides a higher resistance to torsional forces for better stability and performance, even with the same bar diameter. The sway bars function like a torsion spring to resist the twisting motion that occurs when a vehicle corners, which helps to keep the car's body level and the tires firmly planted on the road, improving traction, which is crucial during fast cornering and hard launches. They're available in applications to fit the front or rear of the vehicle. Select the sway bars for your application needs.
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