HaleYes
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- Clay County, IL
I can tell you this: The revnuts are not hard to use at all.......... and it's a real PIA drilling all the way through the frame rail.
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Get stiff!
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jeeperjohn
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- Temecula, CA
It's certainly easier if you have the correct tool but rivnuts are a good way to go because you will be able to remove the bolts without having to hold a nut. You can make a simple tool for installing rivnuts with a bolt, 2 washers, a dab of grease and a nut.
Prepmech
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- Neoga/Decatur, IL
I have one of the $100 rivet nut setters, and the bolt/nut/lockwasher setup that came with the skid worked quite a bit better than it did.
I used rivet nuts to hold on my upper quarter panel armour, and bushwacker flares. I bought two different tools when installing them. One is the rivet gun looking tool, and the other is a ramp type one. So far the bolt/nut/lockwasher has worked better than both of them.
The rivet nuts worked great before I added the stiffeners, I was just having troubles getting them to work with the stiffeners.
As I mentioned before, I am going to sleeve the holes through the frame to keep from crushing the frame rails. I just haven't had time to yet (Winterfest is fast approaching).
I'm tired of drilling holes!
I used rivet nuts to hold on my upper quarter panel armour, and bushwacker flares. I bought two different tools when installing them. One is the rivet gun looking tool, and the other is a ramp type one. So far the bolt/nut/lockwasher has worked better than both of them.
The rivet nuts worked great before I added the stiffeners, I was just having troubles getting them to work with the stiffeners.
As I mentioned before, I am going to sleeve the holes through the frame to keep from crushing the frame rails. I just haven't had time to yet (Winterfest is fast approaching).
I'm tired of drilling holes!
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Prepmech
NAXJA Member #981
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- Neoga/Decatur, IL
Got to try them out on the trail, worked great! Doors and hatch do not complain when I flex like they used to.
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- Columbus, In
Well, the Skid came with an extra bolt and stuff for that reason. I guess I am just over complicating things because I'm not sure how they secure to the unibody. I understand that as you tighten it down it expands so it holds inside the hole but not sure how exactly to install a rivnut.
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