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Topic: spindle to ball joint bolts (Read 632 times)
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440turner
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I do not have any of the factory bolts, can I just go and get grade 8 bolts and put the head of the bolt on the rotor side? Also where can I buy strut rod washers?
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nasty68
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If you are talking about the bolts that bolt the lower ball joint on, then yes. They are 5/8" x 18 x 2.5" long (fine thread) I just went and bought some grade 8 bolts in that side. I had to grind the head of the bolts just a little because the inside of the rotor was slightly draging on them when i spun the rotor. Not sure about the strut rod washers.
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Jim_Lusk
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The strut rod washers might be available from the resotration suppliers, otherwise I think you'll only find them used.
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ucdcrush
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If you are talking about the bolts that bolt the lower ball joint on, then yes. They are 5/8" x 18 x 2.5" long (fine thread) I just went and bought some grade 8 bolts in that side. I had to grind the head of the bolts just a little because the inside of the rotor was slightly draging on them when i spun the rotor. Not sure about the strut rod washers.
Is the thread count important as long as they're fine thread? I was at the local hardware store today trying to buy some, they only had 20 threadcount or something. Now that I look at the parts more closely, it doesn't seem to screw into anything other than the nut behind the lower ball joint. The tech pages say to use a squish type lock nut, is that the kind with a nylon insert? |
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dartman366
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no, the squish type is swedged on on side of the nut to make the threaded hole out of round making it tight on the bolt, but I feel the nylock nut(the ones with the nylon insert ) will work just fine as long as you are not looking for origionallity. santa4
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ucdcrush
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no, the squish type is swedged on on side of the nut to make the threaded hole out of round making it tight on the bolt, but I feel the nylock nut(the ones with the nylon insert ) will work just fine as long as you are not looking for origionallity. santa4
thank you kindly. i'll go with the fine thread and nylock.. santa2 |
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NYrr496
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I used grade 8 bolts with nylok nuts. Had no problem. Use loctite too.
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