U bolt inversion for corp 14 bolt

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U bolt inversion for corp 14 bolt #432429 04/09/04 07:11 PM

Joined: Apr 2004

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crunchy

Need a Spot

What were they thinking? My 3/4 ton 4x4 chevy has the corporate 14 bolt axle, disks, spring over, and locker, all from the factory, but the U bolts are are on upside down. With a spring over, you would think the U part would be down and the nuts up. But no, chevy make a special plate so the nuts could drag in the mud.
Has anyone fixed this? All it would take is a pair of new U shaped bolts and a flat piece of steel.

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Re: U bolt inversion for corp 14 bolt [Re: crunchy] #432430 04/09/04 11:28 PM

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Wind River Mountains, WY

Creeper

Rock Warrior

If that little bit of bolt is lower than the bottom of your rear diff, just get a Dremel tool with a mini-blade and cut them off. Most of the add-a-leaf or rear blocks I've seen have the U bolts set up like that. I've see bolts with more exposed than that and generally the rear diff will drag before the U bolts -

'97 T100 SR5 XCab 4WD
TRD SC ~ ARB ~ FWC
'85 FJ60 Landcruiser
4E9 ~ locked ~ 33's

Re: U bolt inversion for corp 14 bolt [Re: Creeper] #432431 04/10/04 02:39 AM

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crunchy

Need a Spot

And don't even get me started on the shock mounts...

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