Jeep Biscuit
NAXJA Member #724
All the mail order suppliers want 35 plus shipping. For friggin U bolts?
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I don't want to get DillHoled on U bolts
- Thread starter Jeep Biscuit
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Mark WNC
NAXJA Member # 481
- Location
- Western NC
Call dexter axle.
They make trailer supplies.
They make trailer supplies.
Jeep Biscuit
NAXJA Member #724
Mark WNC said:
Hew are they? Actyewally..... WHERE are they?
Vug
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- West Michigan
check with a local spring shop
had a set made while I waited and paid $20 for 1/2 dia vs 7/16 complete with hard washers and tall nuts
had a set made while I waited and paid $20 for 1/2 dia vs 7/16 complete with hard washers and tall nuts
LynchMob
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Southern Alberta
Can U-bolts ever be re-used?
I've always just used new ones when adding lifts/packs/blocks. Like posts above...I've always just got a spring shop to set me up.
I'm planning on cutting the main leaf from an old XJ pack to BB our '99XJs. Would such a small difference in pack size warrant new u-bolts or can I get away with the old ones? I don't want to cheap out on the $20 cost of new ones if it's a safety issue.
I've always just used new ones when adding lifts/packs/blocks. Like posts above...I've always just got a spring shop to set me up.
I'm planning on cutting the main leaf from an old XJ pack to BB our '99XJs. Would such a small difference in pack size warrant new u-bolts or can I get away with the old ones? I don't want to cheap out on the $20 cost of new ones if it's a safety issue.
whoozey1953
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Tempe, Arizona
Jeep Biscuit said:
Check with shops that do lift kits...they usually have them laying around after taking them off to install the new lift. This is assuming that you want stock ones.
Mark WNC
NAXJA Member # 481
- Location
- Western NC
Dexter Axle is located in or near Atlanta.
- Location
- NC Sandhills
Seems like I got mine at NAPA for approx $6 per U...that'd be $25.50 w/ NC tax.
Sometimes mail-order is a bargain, but for little stuff like U Bolts the shipping can make a good deal into an expensive deal...
Sometimes mail-order is a bargain, but for little stuff like U Bolts the shipping can make a good deal into an expensive deal...
Yucca-Man
NAXJA Member # 683
- Location
- Castle Rock, CO
Checker/Schucks/Kragen, Autozone, etc should all have Motormite 'HELP!' products, and you can find u-bolts in that selection.
Vug
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- West Michigan
Re: Can U-bolts ever be re-used?
U-bolts get stretched when you torque them down. It isn't the best idea to reuse them. That being said, I have.
Personally, I hate taking u-bolts off and will torch 'em off and replace them unless I'm experimenting with leafs and taking them off a bunch of times.
LynchMob said:
U-bolts get stretched when you torque them down. It isn't the best idea to reuse them. That being said, I have.
Personally, I hate taking u-bolts off and will torch 'em off and replace them unless I'm experimenting with leafs and taking them off a bunch of times.
