SILVER2000SVT
04-23-2004, 10:49 PM
Does anybody have an extra square bend U-bolt (the one that comes in a Traction bar kit) or know where I can get one locally?
I was installing this hotchkis kit that I just got from Scott, and the front was a piece of cake, took about 45min to do springs, shocks, and swaybar, but the back threw me a twist when I was just about done by siezing the nut to one of the U-bolts...:hammer:
I managed to get it off, but now I have to find a new U-bolt. It's such an odd size (2 5/8" wide x 7 1/2" long) that I think my chances of finding one this weekend are really slim. I figure worst case is that I take the traction bars off and put the stock u-bolts and plates back on.
BTW...has anybody else done the Rancho T-bars with hotchkis leaf springs? It's looking like I'm going to have to cut off about 1/2" of the end of the u-bolt that is directly above the bar, just wondering if anybody else has had to do this?
Jason
I was installing this hotchkis kit that I just got from Scott, and the front was a piece of cake, took about 45min to do springs, shocks, and swaybar, but the back threw me a twist when I was just about done by siezing the nut to one of the U-bolts...:hammer:
I managed to get it off, but now I have to find a new U-bolt. It's such an odd size (2 5/8" wide x 7 1/2" long) that I think my chances of finding one this weekend are really slim. I figure worst case is that I take the traction bars off and put the stock u-bolts and plates back on.
BTW...has anybody else done the Rancho T-bars with hotchkis leaf springs? It's looking like I'm going to have to cut off about 1/2" of the end of the u-bolt that is directly above the bar, just wondering if anybody else has had to do this?
Jason