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Tri-Castle Nuts #2050727 04/10/16 12:23 AM 04/10/16 12:23 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa. 3 340cpe OP mopar
340cpe OP mopar 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa.	Who sells Tri-Castle nuts for ball joints? I can find them for tie rods but can't seem to locate them for the ball joints.

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: 340cpe] #2050738 04/10/16 12:45 AM 04/10/16 12:45 AM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,453 Morristown Tn. 7 71birdJ68 master
71birdJ68 master 7 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,453 Morristown Tn.	Roger Gibson and Frank Badalson has them.

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: 340cpe] #2050744 04/10/16 01:05 AM 04/10/16 01:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa. 3 340cpe OP mopar
340cpe OP mopar 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa.	Thank You my friend!!

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: 340cpe] #2050821 04/10/16 03:06 AM 04/10/16 03:06 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX kentj340 top fuel
kentj340 top fuel Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX	Many sellers of fasteners, including Frank, are buying from amkproducts.com. See page 46 here: http://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/39-55.pdf AMK's minimum order is $30, and they offer only 1/2", not 7/16" (upper ball joints) nor 9/16" (lower ball joints and idler arm). *These apply to A bodies - no sure about other bodies. If you don't see two dolphins, you need a vacation.

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: kentj340] #2050916 04/10/16 11:27 AM 04/10/16 11:27 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa. 3 340cpe OP mopar
340cpe OP mopar 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa.	That is what I am finding. I can not locate the larger nuts. Frank does list a set but no description of what is in it. I will have to call. Also the car is a 71 b-body.

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: 340cpe] #2051554 04/11/16 01:15 AM 04/11/16 01:15 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX kentj340 top fuel
kentj340 top fuel Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX	You can make 7/16" and 9/16" Mopar nuts out of generic castle nuts by grinding or filing off the unwanted parts. Avoid zinc plated generic nuts, since the Mopars are phosphated. Mopar tri-castle nuts are fully forged, while generic castle nuts are typically sawn or machined on top. You'll need to make the sawn or machined parts look forged and re-phosphate your finished nuts or otherwise disguise the resulting bare metal portions. If you don't see two dolphins, you need a vacation.

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: kentj340] #2051637 04/11/16 04:27 AM 04/11/16 04:27 AM
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Grizzly Moparts Proctologist Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,003 Salem	Originally Posted By kentj340 You can make 7/16" and 9/16" Mopar nuts out of generic castle nuts by grinding or filing off the unwanted parts. Avoid zinc plated generic nuts, since the Mopars are phosphated. Mopar tri-castle nuts are fully forged, while generic castle nuts are typically sawn or machined on top. You'll need to make the sawn or machined parts look forged and re-phosphate your finished nuts or otherwise disguise the resulting bare metal portions. That would be too much like using your head. Being that this is Moparts we need to first re-invent the wheel and then determine what we need to pay to air up the tires. Mo' Farts Moderated by "tbagger".

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: 340cpe] #2052321 04/11/16 11:26 PM 04/11/16 11:26 PM
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screamindriver master Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa.	Or you could make a trip to the boneyard and find suitable nuts...

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: screamindriver] #2052553 04/12/16 02:55 AM 04/12/16 02:55 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX kentj340 top fuel
kentj340 top fuel Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX	Originally Posted By screamindriver a trip to the boneyard... Around here your chances of finding any Mopar from the 60s or early 70s in a boneyard are about as good as winning the lottery. If anybody is interested in Bricklins, I know where there are 2 of those. Maybe they have tri-castle nuts? If you don't see two dolphins, you need a vacation.

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: kentj340] #2052814 04/12/16 03:05 PM 04/12/16 03:05 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 318 Iowa R ratroaster enthusiast
ratroaster enthusiast R Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 318 Iowa	here you go....click here- Linky They have the lower ball joint hardware too.

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: ratroaster] #2053385 04/13/16 03:05 AM 04/13/16 03:05 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX kentj340 top fuel
kentj340 top fuel Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX	Originally Posted By ratroaster here you go....click here- Linky They have the lower ball joint hardware too. That Linky may be showing 1/2" nuts, not sure as they aren't ID'd. Megaparts has the lower ball joint hardware, but the nuts aren't hex tri-slots - they are hex 6-slots. Better than nothing. If you don't see two dolphins, you need a vacation.

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: kentj340] #2053660 04/13/16 02:28 PM 04/13/16 02:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa... hemi71x master
hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	How many ya want? Got a container full of castle nuts, that probably weighs 30 pounds, after taking suspensions apart at the Pick-N-Pull wrecking yards, for decades. RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: hemi71x] #2053759 04/13/16 05:10 PM 04/13/16 05:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 318 Iowa R ratroaster enthusiast
ratroaster enthusiast R Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 318 Iowa	Yearone sells a set....not much description though. link below.. castle nut set

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: 340cpe] #2054696 04/15/16 12:35 AM 04/15/16 12:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa. 3 340cpe OP mopar
340cpe OP mopar 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa.	Yes mega has the 1/2" nuts (tie rods) year one appears to have the full set with the larger nuts but a bit pricey and if I called they are probably on back order!!! LOL

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: 340cpe] #2054955 04/15/16 02:29 PM 04/15/16 02:29 PM
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 56 Canada M Maxwellwedge member
Maxwellwedge member M Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 56 Canada	Originally Posted By 340cpe That is what I am finding. I can not locate the larger nuts. Frank does list a set but no description of what is in it. I will have to call. Also the car is a 71 b-body. Franks are a complete set and include the cotter pins

Re: Tri-Castle Nuts [Re: Maxwellwedge] #2055281 04/16/16 12:01 AM 04/16/16 12:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa. 3 340cpe OP mopar
340cpe OP mopar 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 647 Pa.	Thank you sir I will give them a call

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