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?

 

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.

 

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?

 

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!!

 

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

 

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!