anyone where i can get more of these
#1
anyone where i can get more of these
i don't know if i put this in the wrong place but i'm looking to put a tire carrier on my 4 door but i wnat to use these
but i only have 4 of them any one know what there called and where to get them i tried ace hardware and autozone but no ones seen them before.
They look like big molly bolts to me i've used to put a ladder rack on my dads pickup but he doesn't remember where he got them.
thanks
p.s. this site is great really helpful
but i only have 4 of them any one know what there called and where to get them i tried ace hardware and autozone but no ones seen them before.
They look like big molly bolts to me i've used to put a ladder rack on my dads pickup but he doesn't remember where he got them.
thanks
p.s. this site is great really helpful
#2
Those are commonly called nutserts... Or threaded inserts.... There's a more "formal" name that I can't think if offhand. Here, we typically get them from Layton Truck Equipment and Fastenal. I'd imagine NAPA would have them, as well.
#3
I would be skeptical using those to hold a tire rack on! They will only be fastening to thin sheet metal and without something to spread the weight out I would worry they will pull through your body panel. Remember a tire carrier alone is heavy then add the weight of a rim and tire plus the additional leverage when it's swung open and your looking at the potential for a couple hundred pounds of force pulling on them. I really like your thoughts on it but this is just one of those areas where I think it's way worth the extra effort and time to do it right check out my build thread for another idea I just finished installing mine.
#4
I would be skeptical using those to hold a tire rack on! They will only be fastening to thin sheet metal and without something to spread the weight out I would worry they will pull through your body panel. Remember a tire carrier alone is heavy then add the weight of a rim and tire plus the additional leverage when it's swung open and your looking at the potential for a couple hundred pounds of force pulling on them. I really like your thoughts on it but this is just one of those areas where I think it's way worth the extra effort and time to do it right check out my build thread for another idea I just finished installing mine.
Last edited by JavierEscalonJr; 06-25-2013 at 08:42 PM.
#5
Ok good glad to hear you are putting something to reinforce it. I used 3/16 on mine and I have tried unsuccessfully to get my quarter panel to flex lol. You can pick up the steel really cheap in the hardware dept at homedepot that's where I got mine from.
#6
Napa has a lot of body fasteners in their body shop supply
If you are going inside the panel anyhow to put in a plate I would likely just use a standard nut or nylon lock nut
I would also get a tube of panel adhesive (Napa) to bond the plate in place
If you are going inside the panel anyhow to put in a plate I would likely just use a standard nut or nylon lock nut
I would also get a tube of panel adhesive (Napa) to bond the plate in place
#7
good idea with the adhesive, there's a place here in dayton where i can get metal cheap like 3"x48" 1/4" thick for about 8 bucks
#8
#9
I used Sikaflex to seal and bond the hinge to the rear quarter. Only problem I see with it, is that it will most likely trash the paint IF I can ever get it off again.
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