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| | | | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 114 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 114 | Hi all, I got the rear end of a 55-57 Apache truck with a dump bed. Grandpa cut the cab off long ago, and it served as a trailer for decades. A couple years ago, my dad rolled it over into a ditch, and it seems the old U bolts holding the axle to the springs didn't appreciate it.
I have been looking around online, but all the squared U bolts I find look a little... light for the job. Does anyone know where I can find some heavy duty bolts? New or used doesn't matter, as long as they are still sound. The axle is an 8 lug pattern full floating axle (dana perhaps)? | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,188 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,188 | A spring shop can fab up some u-bolts for you in whatever size or configuration you need. I'll bet there's a shop capable of doing that near you.
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Davenport, IA 52806
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 238 Rustbucket Ranch | | Rustbucket Ranch Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 238 | I bought THESE for my '58, pretty close to the originals. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,690 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,690 | This is the brand that a lot of farm stores seem to stock. I’d suggest measuring the current bolts, finding your part number here, and going shopping (either online or in person) They are US made and of seemingly good quality (from what I’ve seen at my farm store). https://www.indianaubolts.com/standard-u-bolts
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