Im reading now that they should not be used on there. So I guess I’ll be taking them all off
CK5
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Back In the Saddle Again
- Thread starter K5Devil
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U bolts usually get regular nuts but the bolt threads are cold rolled not cut, and the nut will cut through the threads and lock.
That is why you don't reuse u bolts I am told.
The tall nuts and thick washers are all you need. Couple retorques and forget about them.
I have reused u bolts knowing you shouldn't.
It just means you need to check them often because they will loosen
Ace was out of thick flat washers only had 6 in stock and there wasn’t enough provided for me to clear the threads with these leafs. So I grabbed lock washers to make up the difference. But it sounds like that was a dumb idea.
Lock washers off but man it’s close to the threadless section of these u bolts.
Maybe grab some thick Ubolt plates from ORD or DIY4X. I had to use my factory ones a few times and they ended up getting bent. The aftermarket ones are way thicker.
I got the diy4x plates
Copy that. I was hoping they might make up the difference.
I’m wondering if I ordered the wrong ubolts
Havasu Hardware on McCullough just up of smoketree. Best section in town I have found so far.
Tractor supply is the best but I didn’t have time to drive all the way out there
I’ll get my wheels and tires swapped on this week hopefully and see what my shackle angle is. Right now it’s looking like 90°
Tractor supply is ok. They didn't have any double ended studs in any size let alone metric, Havasu Hardware did.
Wil have my rear tires mounted tomorrow. Man I’m excited to put it back on the ground. My dang ujoint didn’t show up today though.
I reuse u-bolts all the time. I have also cut more threads onto a u-bolt that didn't have enough threads.......
Martin
Martin
Definitely lifted it more which was unintended
The next hurdle is figuring out why my brake pads don’t fit behind the rotor as intended. I’ll have to call ruff stuff and see what’s up. I’ve never heard of someone having to shim their rotor outwards to install this kit. But it’s about .045 too small to fit the pad behind the rotor and it’s the same for both sides.
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Before anyone chimes in and says “piston needs to be fully compressed” that’s not the issue here. The pad itself without the caliper will not fit between the caliper mount bracket and rotor.
The only thing I can think of is that maybe this is a dually axle and I was unaware of that fact and I have the caliper brackets for the SRW 14b in the kit when it will require the DRW versions because the flange is closer to the outer axle on the DRW
