Can’t beat that deal! NiceThis is what I got. Pretty stoked!
Yeah, that's awesome. Very nice of him.This is what I got. Pretty stoked!
I'd look through some instruction manuals, or part lists for the Mopar one, or aftermarket. Start with Mopar.
Take your caliper and measure the thickness of the parts being clamped. With the carrier removed, measure the depth of the threaded hole in the tailgate. Add the two and get the bolt grip length (not overall length).
Thank you for your help. I think I got the correct bolts I need because of your smartness! Too bad they’re not black bolts to match my jeep but I do have the black paint I can use to match them! I’ll post photos when I’m done!
You never know on the internet if someone knows how a bolt is measured of if they can use a caliper or even if they know what one is. For all I know, you're a full blown prototype machinist or never saw a steel rule.
Haha right! I actually have a caliper because I needed precise measurements for my RC cars shocks! My measurements came out to about 53mm. I just mathed in my head when I measured. So I got the 60mm bolts and with the washers should get me to just about even. I’m just a dumb truck driver! My dad was an engineer at McDonald Douglas turned Commercial driver. So I learned to use micrometers and calipers at a young age. Didn’t get his smarts though.
I worked at McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach CA before it was absorbed by Boeing. It's possible I worked with your dad. Careful with those bolts, be sure they don't bottom out in the hole before they tighten the tire carrier. Generalizing, you want a minimum of 1.5 times the bolt diameter of thread engagement. For aluminum, 2 times the bolt diameter of thread engagement is more accepted practice.
That’s crazy! That’s where he worked! We lived like 3 minutes down the road! He was one of the many layoffs from that location! And one of his best friends/cowowrkers got to stay on because he was a project manager. I still have his aluminum clipboard that all you guys signed!
Every lift spring has a higher rate than the stock springs. Sure the 392 springs have a higher rate than 2dr sport springs, but I'd bet they are still lower rate than any aftermarket 2" lift spring. I haven't run 392 springs on anything, but even the xr springs were too soft and wallowy in my opinion. I've yet to see anyone swap stock springs of any kind on to their 2dr and complain they were too stiff.
