Bed bolts?
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Mountain Pass
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From: Chehalis, WA
Bed bolts?
I know this was discussed for a while. Did anyone ever come up with a source for bed bolts that actually fit? I know the ones from LMC et al are too small a head. Behemoth had some made, I don't remember what size he had turned down.
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From: Stanley, VA
Dennis Carpenter has the correct bolts, I assume you're looking for the styleside bed bolts.
The bolts are correct but the nuts and lock washers aren't. His set comes with standard nuts, flat and lock washers. The originals were lock nuts and no washers.
A company called AMK Products in Winchester, Va. sells the correct lock nuts.
The bolts are correct but the nuts and lock washers aren't. His set comes with standard nuts, flat and lock washers. The originals were lock nuts and no washers.
A company called AMK Products in Winchester, Va. sells the correct lock nuts.
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Mountain Pass
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From: Chehalis, WA
Dennis Carpenter has the correct bolts, I assume you're looking for the styleside bed bolts.
The bolts are correct but the nuts and lock washers aren't. His set comes with standard nuts, flat and lock washers. The originals were lock nuts and no washers.
A company called AMK Products in Winchester, Va. sells the correct lock nuts.
The bolts are correct but the nuts and lock washers aren't. His set comes with standard nuts, flat and lock washers. The originals were lock nuts and no washers.
A company called AMK Products in Winchester, Va. sells the correct lock nuts.
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From: Stanley, VA
If you are looking for the 100% correct nut AMK has them also. The factory nut is a non-flanged lock nut.
Also, DC just started listing the bolt in his newest catalog. www.amkproducts.com
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Mountain Pass
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Actually, the flanged nut in the picture isn't the 100% correct one. I liked the look of this one better so that's the one I'm using on my project.
If you are looking for the 100% correct nut AMK has them also. The factory nut is a non-flanged lock nut.
Also, DC just started listing the bolt in his newest catalog. www.amkproducts.com
If you are looking for the 100% correct nut AMK has them also. The factory nut is a non-flanged lock nut.
Also, DC just started listing the bolt in his newest catalog. www.amkproducts.com
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I don't know about five years ago but what LMC supplies now is just a standard 1/2"-13 carraige bolt, not even close to original.
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any other places to get the bed bolts from? called dc this morning and they didn't have any. they guy gave me the name/number for another place and they didn't have anything either. also called npd and no luck there either. are the lmc ones that far off? any one know of another place to get them?
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Two thoughts:
Are they still available through Ford?
ID rather have Stainless Steal bolts of the same shape. any one ever seen anything like that? I suppose they could be turned down from some stock.
Are they still available through Ford?
ID rather have Stainless Steal bolts of the same shape. any one ever seen anything like that? I suppose they could be turned down from some stock.
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From: Simi Valley, CA
1973/79 F100/350 Styleside's:
384865S40 .. Bolt-Step Type / 1/2" -13 x 3 3/4" / Obsolete
No Ford Dealer or obsolete parts vendor shows any.
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33773S2 .. Locknut / 1/2" -13 / Obsolete
34 Ford dealers show 209 / GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 104 = 800-543-4959.
No other obsolete parts vendor has any.
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Most Ford Dealers did not inventory Standard Parts (hardware), and most never throw any hardware away, which means that...
Just because the in-house Ford Dealer Parts Locator System doesn't have any of the above bolts listed, and only 34 dealers list the nuts...your local dealer could have 100's of each.
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EDIT: I found another bolt in the Standard Parts Catalog that will work, but it's longer:
385283S40 .. Bolt / 1/2" -13 x 4 3/4"
5 Ford Dealers show 13 / GREEN SALES CO. has 38 / JST AUTOMOTIVE in Lebanon TN has 4 = 615-443-3086.
No other Ford Dealer shows any. No other obsolete parts vendor has any.
384865S40 .. Bolt-Step Type / 1/2" -13 x 3 3/4" / Obsolete
No Ford Dealer or obsolete parts vendor shows any.
--------------------------------------------------
33773S2 .. Locknut / 1/2" -13 / Obsolete
34 Ford dealers show 209 / GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 104 = 800-543-4959.
No other obsolete parts vendor has any.
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Most Ford Dealers did not inventory Standard Parts (hardware), and most never throw any hardware away, which means that...
Just because the in-house Ford Dealer Parts Locator System doesn't have any of the above bolts listed, and only 34 dealers list the nuts...your local dealer could have 100's of each.
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EDIT: I found another bolt in the Standard Parts Catalog that will work, but it's longer:
385283S40 .. Bolt / 1/2" -13 x 4 3/4"
5 Ford Dealers show 13 / GREEN SALES CO. has 38 / JST AUTOMOTIVE in Lebanon TN has 4 = 615-443-3086.
No other Ford Dealer shows any. No other obsolete parts vendor has any.
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