frame rivets

[Chevyc10572]

Can I put new rivets in the frame

['68OrangeSunshine]

If you have airtools: rivet hammer, bucking bar and a hot forge, then sure, why not?
Most of us replace them with Grade 8 nuts and bolts [not to forget washers and lockwashers, and double-nut 'em if there's room] and call it good.

[CUSTOM/10]

Yes you can, I've done it, but it's not easy !

Gary

[bbcmudtruck]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

If you have airtools: rivet hammer, bucking bar and a hot forge, then sure, why not?
Most of us replace them with Grade 8 nuts and bolts [not to forget washers and lockwashers, and double-nut 'em if there's room] and call it good.

Yep!

[Chevyc10572]

Do you think a frame shop would do it

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Chevyc10572

Do you think a frame shop would do it

Certainly. It's your money. IMHO the Grade 8 bolts are better: you can tighten them up yourself in the boonies, if they work loose. If the hot rivets work loose, its back to the shop.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Certainly. It's your money. IMHO the Grade 8 bolts are better: you can tighten them up yourself in the boonies, if they work loose. If the hot rivets work loose, its back to the shop.

Is "hot heading" a requirement in the aftermarket? Rivets were cold headed in the vehicle assembly plant.

Also - 3/8 bolts were used as a repair for missing/miss hit rivets on the assembly line.

[57taskforce]

I can't speak for rivets but I can say that when I used to work in a couple different body shops once in a while we'd have a truck come in that had a spring hanger or something like that knocked off. We always used grade 8s for the repair.