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flip66 · 09-23-2010, 12:09 AM

I am in the Garland TX area and in desperate need a Control Arm U Bolt ASAP. My girlfriends sons truck is setting in the school parking lot

SCOTI · 09-23-2010, 12:45 AM

What year truck (disc or drums)?

flip66 · 09-23-2010, 01:09 AM

69 converted to 72 disc brake

SCOTI · 09-23-2010, 01:26 AM

I have drum & disc u-bolts. You need one now?

SCOTI · 09-23-2010, 01:57 AM

Rangers game is over & I haven't seen a response so I pulled a disc brake u-bolt & it's sitting on my toolbox. I could meet you @ the school in the am I guess (none of the Garland HS's are that far from me)??
I'll check back in early morning.

cdowns · 09-23-2010, 06:51 AM

autoparts sstore has common parts like this

flip66 · 09-23-2010, 10:43 AM

I cant find the front one at a parts store I found the rear but not the front.
STOCI I sent you a PM

flip66 · 09-23-2010, 11:41 AM

Thanks all I found them at NAPA

SCOTI · 09-23-2010, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdowns

autoparts sstore has common parts like this

Around here, some do, some don't. I spoke w/him & suggested a local NAPA & he found what was needed.

Twisted78SS · 09-23-2010, 12:25 PM

I know it's after the fact, but I got new one's from Napa as well, they are heavy duty for sure.

Part number is Napa 650-4065 comes in a two pack.

Hope it helps someone, sometime..

paintpyro · 09-23-2010, 12:45 PM

SCOTI, way to step up
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usmcchevy · 09-23-2010, 01:18 PM

Thanks for the p/n Twisted! And rep points for SCOTI (if we had them that is)

c10seconds · 09-23-2010, 01:54 PM

Good lookin out scoti!
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SCOTI · 09-23-2010, 02:53 PM

Well, he called me back & found out that the 'new' u-bolts are for disc equipped trucks & he has a drum x-member so they're too big. I'll get him one of the smaller dia ones so he can get going again tonight.

**72K20** · 09-23-2010, 04:14 PM

U da man! That, my friends, is what makes this board so utterly fantastic!

ERASER5 · 09-23-2010, 08:36 PM

Either should have worked, the bigger ones just need to be smacked sideways with a hammer a little. BUT, when I did my disc swap, I compared the drum-smaller U-bolt to the disc-bigger U-bolt.

The older U-bolt was of a harder material. The "old" bolts cleaned up and looked like new, no pitting, perfect. The "new" were pitted badly and did not clean up at all. After I adjusted the bigger U-bolts, I did the same hammer tap to the old U-bolts. The new bolt bent just enough, the old bolts just bounced the hammer. I did a simple hardness test with a hammer and punch, again the old U-bolt showed up as harder. I used the old U-bolts. They were just better.

flip66 · 09-23-2010, 09:01 PM

SCOTI came through big time great guy thanks again. I just could not see myself setting in a parking lot drilling through a frame with a cordless drill trying to get the 9/16 to fit.

09-23-2010, 12:09 AM	#1
flip66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Garland TX Dallas area Posts: 658	Front Control Arm U bolt I am in the Garland TX area and in desperate need a Control Arm U Bolt ASAP. My girlfriends sons truck is setting in the school parking lot __________________ 1998 Pontiac Grad Prix GTP 1969 C10 396 TH400 3.08 posi

09-23-2010, 12:45 AM	#2
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,064	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt What year truck (disc or drums)? __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.* Last edited by SCOTI; 09-23-2010 at 01:01 AM.

09-23-2010, 01:09 AM	#3
flip66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Garland TX Dallas area Posts: 658	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt 69 converted to 72 disc brake __________________ 1998 Pontiac Grad Prix GTP 1969 C10 396 TH400 3.08 posi

09-23-2010, 01:26 AM	#4
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,064	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt I have drum & disc u-bolts. You need one now? __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

09-23-2010, 01:57 AM	#5
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,064	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt Rangers game is over & I haven't seen a response so I pulled a disc brake u-bolt & it's sitting on my toolbox. I could meet you @ the school in the am I guess (none of the Garland HS's are that far from me)?? I'll check back in early morning. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.* Last edited by SCOTI; 09-23-2010 at 01:59 AM.

09-23-2010, 06:51 AM	#6
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt autoparts sstore has common parts like this __________________ 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

09-23-2010, 10:43 AM	#7
flip66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Garland TX Dallas area Posts: 658	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt I cant find the front one at a parts store I found the rear but not the front. STOCI I sent you a PM __________________ 1998 Pontiac Grad Prix GTP 1969 C10 396 TH400 3.08 posi

09-23-2010, 11:41 AM	#8
flip66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Garland TX Dallas area Posts: 658	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt Thanks all I found them at NAPA __________________ 1998 Pontiac Grad Prix GTP 1969 C10 396 TH400 3.08 posi

09-23-2010, 12:25 PM	#10
Twisted78SS Wide n'Low Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: La Center, WA Posts: 1,511	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt I know it's after the fact, but I got new one's from Napa as well, they are heavy duty for sure. Part number is Napa 650-4065 comes in a two pack. Hope it helps someone, sometime.. __________________ Trippin Hazard.. 67 swb, Gold Member.. 68 Suburban Air Force Retired

09-23-2010, 12:45 PM	#11
paintpyro Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA,USA Posts: 1,579	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt SCOTI, way to step up Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 70 shortbed stepside "Schleprock" 350 w/TH400 rallys and BFGs -We can rebuild it, we have the technology-lower,shinier,faster

09-23-2010, 01:18 PM	#12
usmcchevy Has more rust than truck... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ivanhoe, MN Posts: 2,421	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt Thanks for the p/n Twisted! And rep points for SCOTI (if we had them that is) __________________ 1972 Custom/10 SWB, 4.8/4l80e Build thread LSx Swap FAQ index

09-23-2010, 01:54 PM	#13
c10seconds Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: gilbert,AZ Posts: 947	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt Good lookin out scoti! Posted via Mobile Device

09-23-2010, 02:53 PM	#14
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,064	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt Well, he called me back & found out that the 'new' u-bolts are for disc equipped trucks & he has a drum x-member so they're too big. I'll get him one of the smaller dia ones so he can get going again tonight. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

09-23-2010, 04:14 PM	#15
72K20 Slow Old Timer Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Decatur, Texas USA Posts: 224	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt U da man! That, my friends, is what makes this board so utterly fantastic!

09-23-2010, 08:36 PM	#16
ERASER5 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,859	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt Either should have worked, the bigger ones just need to be smacked sideways with a hammer a little. BUT, when I did my disc swap, I compared the drum-smaller U-bolt to the disc-bigger U-bolt. The older U-bolt was of a harder material. The "old" bolts cleaned up and looked like new, no pitting, perfect. The "new" were pitted badly and did not clean up at all. After I adjusted the bigger U-bolts, I did the same hammer tap to the old U-bolts. The new bolt bent just enough, the old bolts just bounced the hammer. I did a simple hardness test with a hammer and punch, again the old U-bolt showed up as harder. I used the old U-bolts. They were just better. __________________ '70 GMC C1500 LWB Power disc brakes. WooHoo! Posi 6 Lug Dana 60



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09-23-2010, 09:01 PM	#17
flip66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Garland TX Dallas area Posts: 658	Re: Front Control Arm U bolt SCOTI came through big time great guy thanks again. I just could not see myself setting in a parking lot drilling through a frame with a cordless drill trying to get the 9/16 to fit. __________________ 1998 Pontiac Grad Prix GTP 1969 C10 396 TH400 3.08 posi

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