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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 08:32 AM
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rear leaf spring mounting bolts

Where can one buy the bolts that mount the leaf springs to the frame? need bolts and nuts for both sides. thanks.
prefer not the dealer. Im sure its a special kind oif shoulder bolt where a fastenal unit probably wont do?
 
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 09:06 AM
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Regular grade 8 bolts from the hardware store will work just fine. I'm pretty sure they are 5/8 bolts. You can also get them from a local spring shop for 1/2 the cost of the dealer.
 
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dont htink its 5/8ths as the SD are metric, so would need an equivalent metric size. M16 i believe
whats the shoulder width and length on a stock bolt?
 
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called a spring shop, said the front is an M18 and the rear is 5.8th.

DAMN YOU FORD i thought your days of mixing metric and standard bolts were behind you!!
 
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 12:49 PM
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Yup they still mixed and matched for those years.. If you can't find them locally here is a link to the rear bolts, all grade 8.

Leaf Spring Eye Bolt Kit, Grade 8 5/8"x5" *FREE SHIPPING*


If you are trying to get them locally, definitely get Grade 8, don't settle for Grade 5. I know a handful of guys that say the Grade 5 is fine to use but I never been a fan of the lower grade spring eye bolts, especially for the rear suspension.


-Junior
 
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thanks. So the front is M16, 127mm long. Is there a shoulder length?
Grade 10.9 (gr 8 equivalent)

this seems pretty good for the front.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#95430a482/=t5xeq3

PS thansk for the link junior!
 
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