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Jun 5, 2014 | 06:19 AM

yargnitram

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bed bolts help needed

hi i am looking for the correct bolts for my 65 f250 camper special the ones that hold the bed/tray to the chassis, it has the toolbox and extra left hand fuel tank,can you buy a kit or are they sold individually ,also my truck came with like a extra set of small leaf spring that sat on the top of the normal springs it had extra long u bolts,i had to remove these on import to nz ,the goverment tech guy said they where not original and dangerous they looked like a original part to me ,but hey just wanted to get the truck on the road so had to remove them but in doing so i had to mod the ubolts back to a normal size are these long ones still available,thanks
gary

Jun 5, 2014 | 07:38 AM

bertha66

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I bought the bolts for the bed of my truck at the local hardware store, the Ace Hardware store here in my home town has a wall of bolts and nuts of all different sizes and they sell them buy the piece.
Or there are a number of sites on the web; NPD, LMC, MAC's, Dennis Carpenter to name a few that you can get parts catalogs from that should have the bolts and the spring U-bolts.

Jun 5, 2014 | 07:46 AM

6t6merc

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I suggest you follow Allen's advice. However, I think he got lucky. IIRC the carriage bolts are 7/16" which is rather scarce for some reason.
Eric

Jun 5, 2014 | 08:26 AM

NumberDummy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by yargnitram

I am looking for the correct bolts for my 65 F250 Camper Special the ones that hold the bed to the chassis.

Body location 3: Carriage bolt = 7/16" -14 x 3.00."

Body locations 4 & 5: Carriage bolt = 7/16" -14 x 2.00."

Body location 6: Bolt-Hex Head = 7/16" -14 x 1 1/4."

Body locations 1 & 2 are where the cab mounts.

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Jun 5, 2014 | 10:46 AM

daveengelson

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Posting info and found question asked and answered

Jun 5, 2014 | 03:41 PM

tbm3fan

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I ordered mine through Fastenal since no one around here carried 7/16" carriage bolts in stainless steel. I may not deal with them again but I won't be dealing with rusted bolts if I have to. Not expensive as they were $1.49-2.91

Jun 5, 2014 | 10:57 PM

Macs1964F100

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I got a set of bed bolts and washers from LMC along with rubber insulator pads to go between the frame and bed. The insulator pads are a thin piece rubber and you can also get them at Home Depot. I am not sure if HD carries the 7/16 bolts. They have a pretty goo selection.