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Drivers front coil spring housing

shawncrodom

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'91 XLT
Hello all, just got my 1991 in running order in Miane and after having to change the front brake lines noticed a lot of rust on the coil spring/shock housing on the drivers front and have to replace it to make my ridce legal and safe again. I know that it is a factory riveted part on the frame, but am having no luck even finding a replacement part to have put on. Don't have the time to wait weeks for an auto body shop to find it themselves and with all the tools that I have at my disposal should be able to do it myself with a little help from some friends. It's a 4x4 if that helps and an auto. Ant pointers or salvage yards in the Maine area would be great.
 



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Welcome to Explorer Forum!
Most "Quality Used Part suppliers" (Junk Yards) can do a nationwide search to find your part needed. That is where I would start. Either that or thumb through the For Sale threads till you find what you need.
 












Yeah you should have no problems finding one at a JY, they were also used on all the rangers up to 96 that are 4x4 I think. when you replace the rivets make sure you use a good grade 8 bolt (or better) and tourque them down properly with lock tight.
 






thanks guys...

Thanks for all the help so far. I knew it was possible just didn't know where to find the part I needed. Hopefully all this works and I will be enjoying this beast again.
 






So do I use nuts and washers with it too? Or do I just bolt in place? About ready to get the job started and don't wanna cause more harm than good.
 






The correct procedure would be a flat washer on both sides (head side and nut side) with an all steel locking nut . You should still use loctite to ensure you get the proper torque settings for the bolt your using.

here is a great website that explains torque for SAE bolts..
http://www.raskcycle.com/techtip/webdoc14.html
 






Waht if I cannot get ahold of SAE 8 bolts, will 5's work, There are I believe 6 bolts needed to attach it so wouldn't that be enough?
 






depends on the size of the bolt. Here is a chart that will show you the breaking strength of different grade bolts. Keep in mind the forces involved are not just the weight of your truck, but the momentum force which will be much greater than the static weight.
http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/bolts/SAE_bolt_strength.html


Will grade 5 be enough, probably, but that is totally up to you. Those who tow or offroad will swear by grade 8 in fine thread in everything. Chances are you will only do this once, and if for some reason you get into a situation where the extra few thousand breaking pounds of a grade 8 bolt stops your front end from falling apart then I think it would be worth the hassle to find some grade 8 bolts.

BTW there are many places on the internet where you can order grade 8 hardware for reasonable prices.

Measure the bolts run the numbers, one other thing to consider is that the bolt must be under enough pressure to hold the bucket from sliding or vibrating. Otherwise abnormal wear will occur and eventually cause the bolts to fail.
 






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