Frame rust removal and painting to do's and what not to do.

[Tlee94sbc350]

So I ordered the ubolt from lmc truck and they specifically said it was a 1/2 in diameter although I measured my rusty ones to be 9/16. Ordered them anyways and now there is alot of play do I order new u bolts or am I fine running them as is?

 

[lessersivad]

So you talked to LMC? The only reason I ask is I didn't see a size listed when I just checked.

Rock Auto has the 9/16" listed.

Strictly opinion. The 1/2" MAY be OK but I would order the 9/16" to be sure.

 

[Tlee94sbc350]

So you talked to LMC? The only reason I ask is I didn't see a size listed when I just checked.

Rock Auto has the 9/16" listed.

Strictly opinion. The 1/2" MAY be OK but I would order the 9/16" to be sure.

Yes directly chatted with them and she said they measure to 1/2 inch I should have just gone to a shop and had them make me some

 

[Tlee94sbc350]

Yes directly chatted with them and she said they measure to 1/2 inch I should have just gone to a shop and had them make me some

But to be fair to rock auto.com they are literally half the price I paid for the wrong ones from lmc. I'm gonna take your advice and order the correct ones for peace of mind. Now on the other hand I've gotta give lmc a little chat

 

[lessersivad]

Yes directly chatted with them and she said they measure to 1/2 inch I should have just gone to a shop and had them make me some

See i just don't get that. LMC (which I've dealt with in the past and ordered a boat load of parts from) shouldn't even be offering "U" bolts if they're not going to be the correct size.

Then again MAYBE thru their R&D they know 1/2" will work. (Sarc)

I would think IF that was the case GM would have went with the smaller size also to save a few pennies per unit.

 

[Tlee94sbc350]

Had a buddy bend up some flat metal to recreate my stepside bed rail that's rusty. over all it turned out okay. It's a bit sharper angle then the original piece but since the bent prefer is 7ft long I think no one will notice!??

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[lessersivad]

NICE!!

 

[blacksport]

i just threw away some NC rust free oem u bolts last week.i didn't think anyone would need them.

 

[Tlee94sbc350]

i just threw away some NC rust free oem u bolts last week.i didn't think anyone would need them.

Were they 1/2 inch or 9/16? Very curious

 

[Supercharged111]

I went through the same thing last fall. Ended up getting 5/8" bolts custom bent for my dually. They fit through the holes to give an idea of how big the holes are.