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Rear Leaf U-bolts too wide, from ESPO? #1306781 09/19/12 08:41 AM 09/19/12 08:41 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 958 eastern, pa. C cudabitten OP super stock
cudabitten OP super stock C Joined: May 2008 Posts: 958 eastern, pa.	Hi, bought these bolts with the leafs a few months ago and now ready to install. They fit around the axle ok,snug, but I'm not sure if I can bend them in to fit through the bottom bracket. Any Ideas? The originals had a flat area on the inside, I guess bringing the threads closer at the bottom.

Re: Rear Leaf U-bolts too wide, from ESPO? [Re: cudabitten] #1306782 09/19/12 09:18 AM 09/19/12 09:18 AM
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Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	I think they go the other way in the brackets. I used there U bolts and they fit fine. No they don't have the flat spots but still worked fine.

Re: Rear Leaf U-bolts too wide, from ESPO? [Re: Challenger 1] #1306783 09/19/12 09:33 AM 09/19/12 09:33 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	I did not get washers from ESPO, so I got some hardened washers from the local spring place here in town, I'd recomend them. There not on in this picture, they need washers IMO.

Re: Rear Leaf U-bolts too wide, from ESPO? [Re: Challenger 1] #1306784 09/19/12 09:37 AM 09/19/12 09:37 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 958 eastern, pa. C cudabitten OP super stock
cudabitten OP super stock C Joined: May 2008 Posts: 958 eastern, pa.	Ok, it was late last night, I'll check orientation again.

Re: Rear Leaf U-bolts too wide, from ESPO? [Re: cudabitten] #1306785 09/19/12 09:40 AM 09/19/12 09:40 AM
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Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Step away from the computer and go work on the car.

Re: Rear Leaf U-bolts too wide, from ESPO? [Re: cudabitten] #1306786 09/19/12 03:40 PM 09/19/12 03:40 PM
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TC@HP2 master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,394 Pikes Peak Country	yes, you have them lined up wrong.

Re: Rear Leaf U-bolts too wide, from ESPO? [Re: cudabitten] #1306787 09/19/12 04:02 PM 09/19/12 04:02 PM
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Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Same car, 6 years later.

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