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GEARHEAD
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MN
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hard top mounting question
All the blazers/jimmys I've had so far came with single wall tops. So I'm familiar with how they are bolted in. But the yellow tub I bought for my 2wd came without a top, and the bed rails just have holes, no threaded plates. Is this how the double wall tops were set up normally? If I want to use a single wall top, do I just need to use nuts and washers then to bolt it down?
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Fordland, MO
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Re: hard top mounting question
Right, double wall tops bolt up from the bottom, there's a strip inside the top with captive nuts for the bolts to thread into. If using a double wall top, I'd run a tap through the holes to clean them out real well prior to. Can't remember if they are 3/8 or 5/16 though. Someone else on the board will know for sure tho.
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GEARHEAD
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Re: hard top mounting question
Thanks for the info. So it looks like I can use either top easily enough.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: LaSalle Mi
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Re: hard top mounting question
I believe the single and dual wall tops bolt holes are in different locations, so you would have to drill new holes for the single wall top
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Re: hard top mounting question
They do bolt on on different locations on the bed rails.. I use carb studs to bolt on my double wall top...
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Omaha, NE
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Re: hard top mounting question
I saved this off a previous thread:
5/16 coarse thread I believe 18 thread. You can drill and tap to 3/8 if you need to.
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