14 bolt axle tube diameter?

[ryan22re]

whats the diameter of a 14 bolt full floater? i measure mine at 3.5 inches. going to get some u-bolts made today.

ryan

 

[thatK30guy]

3 3/8" is the true measurement.

 

[ryan22re]

hmm....so you think thats what i should tell that to the spring shop making my u bolts? or is 3 1/2 close enough?

ryan

 

[ryan22re]

nevermind, ill just take my spring plates....

thanks for the response.


ryan

 

[txfiremank5]

3 3/8" is the true measurement.

3 3/8" for mine too... mines from an 89 V3500 SRW.

 

[thatK30guy]

hmm....so you think thats what i should tell that to the spring shop making my u bolts? or is 3 1/2 close enough?

ryan

If you go 3.5", you will probably struggle with pulling the threaded ends of the u-bolts apart to try to get them to line up in the plate holes.

You gotta trust me (and many, many others on this one), it really is 3 3/8" o.d. tubes on the 14FF. Get a caliper and measure it. Thats how I found out a loooooooong time ago.

 

[mikey_d05]

Yeah, it's 3 3/8", I still have the 3.5" pair of u-bolts I had made sitting around somewhere.

 

[6.2Blazer]

I agree, it's 3 3/8"............however a 3 1/2" u-bolt works fine. Several aftermarket lift companies and a couple of the local spring shops I've talked to don't even offer the 3 3/8" size u-bolts. I used 3 1/2" u-bolts for years with 4" blocks and 38" tires, and a different set with shackle flip (no block) and have never had problems with them on the trail.

 

[ryan22re]

just had them made.

3 and 3/8

took my spring plates with me.

i love my spring shop.

ryan