Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

crakarjax · 09-18-2014, 01:35 PM

Link to U-Bolt kit

These are "Round Bend 3/4 x 3.5 x 10.5 Grade 8 U-bolt Kit" and are $35 shipped to me. I read that the stock are 3-3/8", does the extra 1/8" allow any play that I should worry about?

I found other U-Bolts significantly cheaper, but they are 9/16" and 5/8" instead of 3/4". The are 3.5" diameter also and probably thinner because they are made for leaf springs. I'm assuming I can't run those... but can I?

crakarjax · 09-19-2014, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by crakarjax

Link to U-Bolt kit

These are "Round Bend 3/4 x 3.5 x 10.5 Grade 8 U-bolt Kit" and are $35 shipped to me. I read that the stock are 3-3/8", does the extra 1/8" allow any play that I should worry about?

I found other U-Bolts significantly cheaper, but they are 9/16" and 5/8" instead of 3/4". The are 3.5" diameter also and probably thinner because they are made for leaf springs. I'm assuming I can't run those... but can I?

I measured my stock bolts and they are actually 3.5" diameter, so these look like the right parts. Still unsure about the smaller gauge bolts but I guess these will work in any case.

jjzepplin · 09-20-2014, 05:22 AM

Why do you need them?

cdowns · 09-20-2014, 08:53 AM

just go to local spriring shop and get the vright ones made for you

Lee H · 09-20-2014, 08:54 AM

Why not order the correct parts?

crakarjax · 09-21-2014, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cdowns

just go to local spriring shop and get the vright ones made for you

I don't have a local spring shop -- or I have no idea how to find one. I searched google maps and came up empty handed. Maybe I need to scrounge up a phone book but since I have no landline I never got a phone book after moving to this area 5 years ago.

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Originally Posted by Lee H

Why not order the correct parts?

I think these are correct -- at least the 3/4" bolts. I'm looking for the extra 2" in case I want to do lowering blocks.

cdowns · 09-21-2014, 01:03 PM

hmmm?? howv is it I could find 120 or so places in your home town in about 30seconds thanks to google and you cant find one???

crakarjax · 09-21-2014, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cdowns

hmmm?? howv is it I could find 120 or so places in your home town in about 30seconds thanks to google and you cant find one???

Please, tell me how you found them/what your search terms were. I'm thinking maybe I'm not searching for the right thing. If I type in "spring shop" near Raleigh I just get a bunch of general shops like Firestone...

crakarjax · 09-23-2014, 10:40 AM

So, nada? Not trying to be a pest but I do need to find some good shops soon to finish my current project.

*Fitz* · 09-23-2014, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by crakarjax

So, nada? Not trying to be a pest but I do need to find some good shops soon to finish my current project.

paste this into google.

leaf and coil springs Raleigh NC

Learned helplessness is a mental state in which an organism forced to endure aversive stimuli, or stimuli that are painful or otherwise unpleasant, becomes unable or unwilling to avoid subsequent encounters with those stimuli, even if they are escapable, presumably because it has learned that it cannot control the situation. Guess all of this truck stuff is too much for him.

crakarjax · 09-23-2014, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fitz

paste this into google.

leaf and coil springs Raleigh NC

Learned helplessness is a mental state in which an organism forced to endure aversive stimuli, or stimuli that are painful or otherwise unpleasant, becomes unable or unwilling to avoid subsequent encounters with those stimuli, even if they are escapable, presumably because it has learned that it cannot control the situation. Guess all of this truck stuff is too much for him.

Result 1 is in Kansas
Result 2 is yellowpages, already checked there
Result 3 is a tire shop in Sanford, NC
Result 4 is *this thread*!!!
Result 5 is a job finding website...

I don't see that you've quite made your point. Find me one single place and tell me how you found it, and I'll admit that I didn't look hard enough.

68RAT540 · 09-23-2014, 10:42 PM

Fleetpride bent mine.
3901 Jones Sausage Road
Raleigh (Garner), NC 27529

Mon-Fri: 7:30am - 5:30pm
Sat: 7:30am - 12:00pmToll Free: 800.662.7758
Phone: 919.779.2320

crakarjax · 09-24-2014, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 68RAT540

Fleetpride bent mine.
3901 Jones Sausage Road
Raleigh (Garner), NC 27529

Mon-Fri: 7:30am - 5:30pm
Sat: 7:30am - 12:00pmToll Free: 800.662.7758
Phone: 919.779.2320

Thanks much, never heard of Fleetpride. Looks like there are quite a few specialty shops down there as well.

67c10rustbuket · 09-24-2014, 10:16 AM

Fleetpride did mine too. they are national big truck repair (semi) company. I just stopped in on my way home from work with an old one and asked for two just like it. Mine were $36 out the door. I have heard of others getting them for less but I'm not complaining.

crakarjax · 10-08-2014, 10:34 AM

I ended up ordering the bolts I originally mentioned to save myself the trip -- they look nice, grade 8 and longer nuts than stock.

72bowtiestepper · 10-08-2014, 04:08 PM

FYI Classic Parts of America sells the correct ones Item#74-751 $17.95 ea.
Phone #816-741-8029

crakarjax · 10-08-2014, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 72bowtiestepper

FYI Classic Parts of America sells the correct ones Item#74-751 $17.95 ea.
Phone #816-741-8029

Good to know if you're just replacing with stock!

09-18-2014, 01:35 PM	#1
crakarjax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,302	Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? Link to U-Bolt kit These are "Round Bend 3/4 x 3.5 x 10.5 Grade 8 U-bolt Kit" and are $35 shipped to me. I read that the stock are 3-3/8", does the extra 1/8" allow any play that I should worry about? I found other U-Bolts significantly cheaper, but they are 9/16" and 5/8" instead of 3/4". The are 3.5" diameter also and probably thinner because they are made for leaf springs. I'm assuming I can't run those... but can I? __________________ 1968 LWB C20 / AC / Wood Bed

09-20-2014, 05:22 AM	#3
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09-20-2014, 08:53 AM	#4
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? just go to local spriring shop and get the vright ones made for you __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-20-2014, 08:54 AM	#5
Lee H Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Upland Ca Posts: 4,143	Re: Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? Why not order the correct parts? __________________ 1972 C10 SWB, Air, PS, PB, 350/350THM. Second owner. 1965 Corvette roadster, 44K miles, 327/365 SHP, 4 speed, side exhaust, knockoffs, teak, second owner (bought in 1970), Have ALL numbers matching components. My frame off restoration thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=556703

09-23-2014, 10:40 AM	#9
crakarjax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,302	Re: Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? So, nada? Not trying to be a pest but I do need to find some good shops soon to finish my current project. __________________ 1968 LWB C20 / AC / Wood Bed

09-21-2014, 01:03 PM	#7
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? hmmm?? howv is it I could find 120 or so places in your home town in about 30seconds thanks to google and you cant find one??? __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-23-2014, 10:42 PM	#12
68RAT540 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: parkersburg wv Posts: 21	Re: Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? Fleetpride bent mine. 3901 Jones Sausage Road Raleigh (Garner), NC 27529 Mon-Fri: 7:30am - 5:30pm Sat: 7:30am - 12:00pmToll Free: 800.662.7758 Phone: 919.779.2320

09-24-2014, 10:16 AM	#14
67c10rustbuket Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mustang, Oklahoma Posts: 2,806	Re: Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? Fleetpride did mine too. they are national big truck repair (semi) company. I just stopped in on my way home from work with an old one and asked for two just like it. Mine were $36 out the door. I have heard of others getting them for less but I'm not complaining. Attached Images __________________ Dan <---(my name) 67 SWB C10 project "GEORGIA"-59 Brookwood 2dr wag...Next project-03 Tahoe 4x4 5.3 family ride-07 Hondur Accord, commuter car

10-08-2014, 10:34 AM	#15
crakarjax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,302	Re: Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? I ended up ordering the bolts I originally mentioned to save myself the trip -- they look nice, grade 8 and longer nuts than stock. Attached Images __________________ 1968 LWB C20 / AC / Wood Bed

10-08-2014, 04:08 PM	#16
72bowtiestepper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northwest NJ Posts: 684	Re: Coil U-Bolts -- will these work? FYI Classic Parts of America sells the correct ones Item#74-751 $17.95 ea. Phone #816-741-8029



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