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love it loud · 08-01-2003, 06:55 PM

Hey, I've searched high and low for lower control arm u-bolts for my 80, and they're impossible to find! I can't even get them made at any machine shops or anything I checked with.. they can't go that small.. so what's goin on here? thousands of these trucks on the road and I can't even get a lca u-bolt for it? i'm sure one of you must have a few kickin around in decent shape? I have em but the threads are destroyed beyond repair.. can't believe i can't get new ones!! please help..

phantom dually · 08-01-2003, 08:51 PM

Go to LMC truck. I bought some there.

**swervin ervin** · 08-01-2003, 10:19 PM

What about the dealer? Any year should work, 73-87.

87 STEPPER · 08-01-2003, 10:56 PM

What about the junk yard??

And there real GM hardware and cheap you never know what LMC is peddelin' or if they meet dot reqirements

love it loud · 08-01-2003, 11:18 PM

dealer doesn't have em, can't get em either..

i was tryin to avoid the $13 a piece (OUCH!) from LMC..

*1FaastC10* · 08-01-2003, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by love it loud
dealer doesn't have em, can't get em either...

time to find a new dealer. the one you have is either too lazy to look them up, or doesnt really want your business. i bought a set for my 82 a few months back. i know the PN was superceded a few times, but they are still available.

phantom dually · 08-02-2003, 01:04 AM

Sometimes you have to pay the price!!!!!

phantom dually · 08-02-2003, 01:05 AM

Also you made it sound as if you could not get them anywhere at all but in reality you just dont want to pay for them. Good luck. Let me know if you find a good place that gives away parts for next to nothing!!

love it loud · 08-02-2003, 02:40 PM

well i wanted them asap so i didn't want to order from LMC cause it's in the states and would take a long time to get here.. and no, my dealer did everything they could for me to try to find them, called other dealer ships in the area, even GM headquarters in southern ontario.. can't get em.. must be different in the US, guess that's my only choice really, i'll just have to wait and pay the insane price for them..

**swervin ervin** · 08-02-2003, 03:09 PM

If you'll wait until Monday, I'll check with the dealer and see if I can get them. If I can we'll figure out shipping and may save you a few bucks. Besides, I'd rather buy GM stuff over LMC. LMC's is more than likely from Taiwan. It could be GM also. If it is, I know for a fact I can get it cheaper from the dealer.

love it loud · 08-02-2003, 06:02 PM

Thanks a lot Mike. They might be easier to get in the US for some reason but they're impossible to get up here in Canada. My dealer even called a bunch of other dealers and stuff and they couldn't find any. It's not that they didn't try.. they actually looked harder than i expected them to for me, but with no luck.. Once again though, thanks for looking for me. Gotta love help like that

**swervin ervin** · 08-02-2003, 06:44 PM

I'll let you know something on Monday.

BaggedC10 · 08-02-2003, 08:46 PM

I'm not really a fan of LMC Truck but their hardware is top notch.

beaterC10 · 08-02-2003, 09:19 PM

Have you tried Chevy Duty? I bought a lower control arm shaft recently, it was GM.

**swervin ervin** · 08-02-2003, 10:04 PM

I tell you what I have found out. When you buy parts from LMC and I guess other places as well, if they are GM products, you can buy them cheaper at the dealer if you can get them wholesale.

I bought a bunch of stuff from LMC once. Some of the higher priced pieces were GM parts. I called my local Chevy dealer where I always shop and found out I could buy them cheaper there. So, from now on, before I even think about buying from somewhere like this, I price it at the dealer first.

There is a big difference in wholesale and list at the dealer. If you get to know the guys they will all give you wholesale price. I know they are making a bunch of money still, but it's better than paying list.

**Captkaos** · 08-04-2003, 09:22 AM

Have you tried a bolt store?

**swervin ervin** · 08-04-2003, 11:14 AM

I found them. My local dealer has them in stock. They come in a pack of 5. I can get them for $3.83 each. With tax added it comes to $20.49 for all 5.

PM me your address and we'll see what shipping will be.

Oh, and if you want to try again to find them in Canada, the part number is 345970. They are listed as lower control arm pivot shaft bolts. Tell them to look in the old parts book, not the computer.

If you need nuts and washers, you will need to buy at a hardware store. They don't list these. They are nothing special. 9/16-12 nuts and 9/16 washers.

Mike

**swervin ervin** · 08-04-2003, 02:47 PM

Well, I was wrong.

You don't have to buy all 5. I was close by the dealer and stopped in and picked up 4.

So now, the total is $16.39.

Getting better all the time, ain't it?

clubairth · 08-31-2003, 07:56 PM

Can you use gmpartsdirect.com in canada? The have them for $2.91 each. Here is the link:
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results.cfm
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08-01-2003, 06:55 PM	#1
love it loud Calibration Engineer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 361	help me find lca u-bolts!!! Hey, I've searched high and low for lower control arm u-bolts for my 80, and they're impossible to find! I can't even get them made at any machine shops or anything I checked with.. they can't go that small.. so what's goin on here? thousands of these trucks on the road and I can't even get a lca u-bolt for it? i'm sure one of you must have a few kickin around in decent shape? I have em but the threads are destroyed beyond repair.. can't believe i can't get new ones!! please help.. __________________ CANADIAN CONNECTION

08-01-2003, 08:51 PM	#2
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,792	Go to LMC truck. I bought some there. __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

08-01-2003, 10:19 PM	#3
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	What about the dealer? Any year should work, 73-87. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

08-01-2003, 10:56 PM	#4
87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	What about the junk yard?? And there real GM hardware and cheap you never know what LMC is peddelin' or if they meet dot reqirements __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE

08-01-2003, 11:18 PM	#5
love it loud Calibration Engineer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 361	dealer doesn't have em, can't get em either.. i was tryin to avoid the $13 a piece (OUCH!) from LMC.. __________________ CANADIAN CONNECTION

08-02-2003, 01:04 AM	#7
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,792	Sometimes you have to pay the price!!!!! __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

08-02-2003, 01:05 AM	#8
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,792	Also you made it sound as if you could not get them anywhere at all but in reality you just dont want to pay for them. Good luck. Let me know if you find a good place that gives away parts for next to nothing!! __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

08-02-2003, 02:40 PM	#9
love it loud Calibration Engineer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 361	well i wanted them asap so i didn't want to order from LMC cause it's in the states and would take a long time to get here.. and no, my dealer did everything they could for me to try to find them, called other dealer ships in the area, even GM headquarters in southern ontario.. can't get em.. must be different in the US, guess that's my only choice really, i'll just have to wait and pay the insane price for them.. __________________ CANADIAN CONNECTION

08-02-2003, 03:09 PM	#10
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	If you'll wait until Monday, I'll check with the dealer and see if I can get them. If I can we'll figure out shipping and may save you a few bucks. Besides, I'd rather buy GM stuff over LMC. LMC's is more than likely from Taiwan. It could be GM also. If it is, I know for a fact I can get it cheaper from the dealer. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

08-02-2003, 06:02 PM	#11
love it loud Calibration Engineer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 361	Thanks a lot Mike. They might be easier to get in the US for some reason but they're impossible to get up here in Canada. My dealer even called a bunch of other dealers and stuff and they couldn't find any. It's not that they didn't try.. they actually looked harder than i expected them to for me, but with no luck.. Once again though, thanks for looking for me. Gotta love help like that __________________ CANADIAN CONNECTION

08-02-2003, 06:44 PM	#12
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I'll let you know something on Monday. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

08-02-2003, 08:46 PM	#13
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	I'm not really a fan of LMC Truck but their hardware is top notch. __________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold

08-02-2003, 09:19 PM	#14
beaterC10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,277	Have you tried Chevy Duty? I bought a lower control arm shaft recently, it was GM.

08-02-2003, 10:04 PM	#15
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I tell you what I have found out. When you buy parts from LMC and I guess other places as well, if they are GM products, you can buy them cheaper at the dealer if you can get them wholesale. I bought a bunch of stuff from LMC once. Some of the higher priced pieces were GM parts. I called my local Chevy dealer where I always shop and found out I could buy them cheaper there. So, from now on, before I even think about buying from somewhere like this, I price it at the dealer first. There is a big difference in wholesale and list at the dealer. If you get to know the guys they will all give you wholesale price. I know they are making a bunch of money still, but it's better than paying list.

08-04-2003, 09:22 AM	#16
Captkaos www.73-87chevytrucks.com Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 6,935	Have you tried a bolt store? __________________ Chris Lucas 1973 Chevy C-10 1978 GMC Jimmy (2WD) - SOLD 1987 R10 twin turbo LS 1991 R3500 SRW CrewCab 1985 K5 diesel swapped project 1989 K5 2WD conversion w/ Vette susp Project Captkaos Customs 73-87chevytrucks.com



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08-04-2003, 11:14 AM	#17
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I found them. My local dealer has them in stock. They come in a pack of 5. I can get them for $3.83 each. With tax added it comes to $20.49 for all 5. PM me your address and we'll see what shipping will be. Oh, and if you want to try again to find them in Canada, the part number is 345970. They are listed as lower control arm pivot shaft bolts. Tell them to look in the old parts book, not the computer. If you need nuts and washers, you will need to buy at a hardware store. They don't list these. They are nothing special. 9/16-12 nuts and 9/16 washers. Mike

08-04-2003, 02:47 PM	#18
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Well, I was wrong. You don't have to buy all 5. I was close by the dealer and stopped in and picked up 4. So now, the total is $16.39. Getting better all the time, ain't it?

08-31-2003, 07:56 PM	#19
clubairth Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 14	Can you use gmpartsdirect.com in canada? The have them for $2.91 each. Here is the link: http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results.cfm . .

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