what size bit to drill out body bolts?

[tgreene92]

so i started my body lift today but the bolts were rusted soo bad that they still snapped after a week of pb and heat treatment, does anybody know what size bit or hole saw i should use to drill them out, one is a very front mount and the other is behind the passenger seat, any help is wonderfully appreciated as id like to finish this tomorrow.

 

[albi1cnobi1]

Should be 1/2".

 

[Jason c]

Should be 1/2".

That's what I used. You can just get nuts for the new bolts.

 

[albi1cnobi1]

Yes you can. Fastenal is probably your best bet. There is a post in one of the body lift threads that tells you what size the bolts are. The stock ones are metric. I'll see if I can find it.

 

[tgreene92]

yea 1/2 would have worked, bolts and mounts were so rusted they just crumbled,ill get some pics today of how bad they were, i ended up having to cut the bottom of the mount off and taking the middle rubber body mount out and just putting a metal sleeve inside for the new bolt to slide through, and yes i got all new hardware from fastenal, there the only place that could/was willing to order them.

 

[StryctNy9e]

www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111431

this is the link to a page posted on the site and should be helpful . Good Luck