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by **RobertC** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:56 pm

So I have one of these lower arm bars as pictured below.

Has anybody fitted one of these to a super strut AE111. As when I went to fit this to my car I found the factory bolts were not sufficient in length. (the bolts maybe only screwed in 2 threads.

Did the bar come with longer bolts?

Or did you just fit it with the factory bolts and has it been fine?

by **1I1** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:44 pm

Have heard of people trying to fit these using stock bolts and finding that they aren't long enough. Surely a visit to an engineering shop should have something that'll work? Probably better option than just risking using a couple of threads

by **RobertC** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:49 pm

1I1 wrote:Have heard of people trying to fit these using stock bolts and finding that they aren't long enough. Surely a visit to an engineering shop should have something that'll work? Probably better option than just risking using a couple of threads

yea have taken the bolt into 4 different bolt places all said they didn't have anything and couldn't get anything. Then they asked me what if was off, my reply was a Toyota then there usual reply was why don't you try them....

Just to check there would be no way to search epc for a bolt with a certain length and thread would there?

by **touge_ae101** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:56 pm

hey rob would you mind taking some dimensions for me and i'll make my own one? :lol:

i'm trying to find simple stuff i can use to hone my alloy welding skills on.

yeah engineering shop should see you right. just make sure you get high tensile. they probably won't be able to match the threads though as automotive are slightly different to what most places have. but as long as you get a corresponding nut you should be fine.

by **touge_ae101** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:57 pm

RobertC wrote:
1I1 wrote:Just to check there would be no way to search epc for a bolt with a certain length and thread would there?

haha yup there is go see mark and get him to figure out some part numbers. :lol:

best bet is to get the right size bolt with a fine thread and nylock nut and do it that way. keeping to toyotas thread makes it too difficult.

by **RobertC** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:00 pm

touge_ae101 wrote:hey rob would you mind taking some dimensions for me and i'll make my own one? i'm trying to find simple stuff i can use to hone my alloy welding skills on.

yeah engineering shop should see you right. just make sure you get high tensile. they probably won't be able to match the threads though as automotive are slightly different to what most places have. but as long as you get a corresponding nut you should be fine.

It's im whangarei so wont be able to measure it till after exams when I go home.

That is the problem, the thread must match as the bolt screws into a threaded hole on the suspension cross member so does not have a nut on it.

by **1I1** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:02 pm

No different length listings for these, only be guessing if it's going to be right. Have you had a squiz on Cusco's site? Or even JIC / Ultra racing etc if they have anything listed

Rhys I've got a JIC four point brace sitting in the shed you can borrow if you like to copy.

by **touge_ae101** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:07 pm

ah thats a bugger. my next bet would be to head down to a machinist and get some bolts made up with the thread you want. or head to pick a part and look for something beefier like a GT four or hilux possibly?

1I1 wrote:Rhys I've got a JIC four point brace sitting in the shed you can borrow if you like to copy.

sweet thanks that sounds good. so why is it in your shed and not on your car? :lol:

by **1I1** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:19 pm

You haven't seen how low the crossmember is on my car have you?! :lol:

This is what will happen to mine:

One off a Celica could possibly work, though you probably wouldn't know till you try

by **touge_ae101** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:23 pm

ouch that looks nasty!
should be able to tuck it up a bit if i make my own. wouldn't mind making some fender braces also...don't think i'll have enough time before MM though :cry:

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:21 pm

touge_ae101 wrote:yeah engineering shop should see you right. just make sure you get high tensile. they probably won't be able to match the threads though as automotive are slightly different to what most places have. but as long as you get a corresponding nut you should be fine.

What you talkin bout Willis? Automotive is (usually) metric fine, piece of piss to match. Just we never carried much of it :lol:

by **touge_ae101** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:26 pm

nah they are slightly different. have tried a number of times to get hold of some new hub bolts and they can never find the thread for me. can't remember the name of it but i went down to the nut/bolt place down tremaine...can't remember the name of it.

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:57 pm

They clearly couldnt be bothered :lol:

If I can get left handed whitworth threaded bolts, then there is very little out there you cant!

by **touge_ae101** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:22 pm

haha come back to palmy then brad! it is painful going into bay engineers now! i would go to blackwoods instead but its too far away

by **nile** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:51 pm

You mean a UNF or UNC thread? But I thought japanese cars were mostly metric fine?

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