U Bolt Flip Kit Question (1 Viewer)

[poptart]

Finishing up this install and just wondering if it’s suggested to cut down the excess length on the u bolts after they’re installed.

They’re not even cause I have caster shims installed…(backwards apparently)

 

[Skniper]

I would. I like to put an extra, skinnier nut on and cut off the top of that, just to leave some threads and a clean cut.

 

[cruisermatt]

I snug them down as much as I can with a regular wrench and then cut them flush with the nut, and then torque them down after (always with the vehicle weight on the springs/axles) which usually results 2-3 threads past the nut.

There shouldn’t be a big difference in the u bolt length past the upper plate whether you have caster shims or not, loosen up the rear u bolt and tighten up front front one.

do you have the thick part of the shin facing backwards? Are you trying to decrease your caster??

 

[poptart]

Gosh dang it. Glad you caught that @cruisermatt I was in a rush to get everything done before a storm hit and installed them backwards. This is great cause I literally just finished putting the other side back together in the rain, came inside and looked at my phone and saw this.

 

[Travis 76]

I have rear ones on my 40 and never cut the bolts as they face up and don’t interfere with anything.

 

[poptart]

Well got the u bolts and mounts back out. But it’s getting to dark and wet to do much else tonight. I’ll have to wake up early and finish this tomorrow. Again @cruisermatt thanks for catching that.

 

[poptart]

Got the shims in the right direction and the u bolts trimmed. Used a sawzall to do the trimming, went with @cruisermatt’s suggestion on just tighten them then trimming and then torquing them down. Could have cleaned up the cuts a bit better, but was in a time crunch to clear up driveway space for other projects.

Didn’t have time to hit everything with a coat of paint, plus it’s still wet and humid out, so I just ended up spraying some fluid film on everything.

 

[CruisingSned]

I would. I like to put an extra, skinnier nut on and cut off the top of that, just to leave some threads and a clean cut.

That’s how all the high current terminations were done in the underground substations I used to work on
Never used spring washers as they can break and fall out.

 

[g-man]

That looks better trimmed up. Can you snap a pic of the shock mounted to the flip kit? Wonder if they provide any protection for the shock/bolt.

 

[jcj_78FJ40]

Trimming the u-bolts also makes it easier to torque the nuts with the wheels on. You'll want to re-torque the nuts a few times. The springs will settle after some use.

 

[poptart]

That looks better trimmed up. Can you snap a pic of the shock mounted to the flip kit? Wonder if they provide any protection for the shock/bolt.

I keep forgetting to grab a pic. But the shocks are mounted higher up. They raised above the lowest point of the bottom of the mounting plate. So there’s no danger of them snagging on a rock or something.

 

[orion]

I keep forgetting to grab a pic. But the shocks are mounted higher up. They raised above the lowest point of the bottom of the mounting plate. So there’s no danger of them snagging on a rock or something.

I have pics and measurements in my build thread, here:

Builds - V8 (SBC) to V8 (Gen III Vortec) swap in my FJ60...

It was just the little trigger wire, not the big power feed, that was loose...so no fire hazard. - Brian That wire gets +12V when cranking and if it was dangleing off near the starter it’s near a lot of good grounds ;)

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- Brian

 

[drenmaster]

@poptart did you do the rear kit also? I just installed this flipkit today , the front ubolts look just like yours.. but the rears are looking crazy with all the threads showing. I still have to trim them down but it just seemed different with all those threads. I was getting worried i would run out of threads while tightening everythig. Did yours look similar in the rear?

 

[poptart]

@poptart did you do the rear kit also? I just installed this flipkit today , the front ubolts look just like yours.. but the rears are looking crazy with all the threads showing. I still have to trim them down but it just seemed different with all those threads. I was getting worried i would run out of threads while tightening everythig. Did yours look similar in the rear?

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Only did the fronts. Only reason I did them now is because I need to put the shims in and didn’t want to bother doing everything later on again.

 

[drenmaster]

Only did the fronts. Only reason I did them now is because I need to put the shims in and didn’t want to bother doing everything later on again.

Wish i had done this flip kit a long time ago.. when i first went to OME stuff.. been through many ubolt sets overthe years..