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Posted by Paul(in NY) [12.64.186.60] on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 16:40:29 :
In Reply to: rear leaf spring U-bolts... posted by rick pacholski [98.26.211.168] on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 15:53:00 :
Take one your old U Bolts and go to any Truck Spring shop. They will custom bend U Bolts for you. Ask what the proper torque is for the U Bolts supplied by the spring shop. Under no circumstance reuse the old U Bolts, they will never torque properly. You dont know if someone in the past yielded them. And the deep nuts on the U Bolts distort the thread when torqued. New U bolts is mandatory for your safety. When you get the U Bolts from the truck spring shop, they will also supply you with deep nuts and hardened washers. Be sure you have the hardened washers. Do not use Lock Washers !
Paul
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