Body mounting hardware

[HeavyMetal72]

Has anyone ever found a source for just the hardware without the bushings? I can find complete kits, but they include rubber bushings and I want to use poly. Just hate spending the extra money on the complete kit and then having to buy another set of poly bushings. Anyone just use regular hardened bolts?
Thanks

 

[oakknight]

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cb/t.aspx?Page=32

can order individual parts .

 

[HeavyMetal72]

Yes LMC has them individually, but it is even less cost effective to order the hardware individually then it is to buy the kit. You will pay twice what you would by just buying the kit. Hence, back to my original problem. I guess I will just have to bite the bullet and pony up for the complete kit.

 

[Greg72]

Even the factory hardware isn't Gr-8..... maybe Gr-2.

If you only want carriage-style bolts you should be able to find those anywhere, and I know that the dimensions at each bodymount position have been posted here before.

 

[HeavyMetal72]

Thanks, I will search for the dimensions. I'm thinking that using hex bolts would be fine. I have the poly bushings, washers, sleeves and shims already. Just lacking bolts. I don't know wtf I was thinking when I tossed the original bolts out.

 

[HeavyMetal72]

Well, I did find the dimensions for the bolts and have picked them up at the local bolt and nut shop. I will post them again when I get a chance. Read a post from the past written by one of the Moderaters that stated that they prefered using the rubber bushings. I'm going with the poly. Don't know if will be much of a difference because the rubber mounts had all but fallen off the mounts anyway. Anybody else have an opinion one way or the other? I'd be glad to hear it.
Thanks again, guys.

 

[sponsoredbydad]

I've gone with the poly twice now. The first time was about 15 years ago and now just last year when I took the body off the frame.When I removed them the 1st set of poly bushings were still in perfect condition but I had already bought the new ones so I used them. The rubber may be a wee bit quieter but I like the rigidity of the harder poly