I need to lower the rear of a 65 Cruiser I am working on by one inch. I can find plenty of lowering blocks but the u-bolts are looking like a problem. The housing is an original flanged axle unit and it looks like it is 2.5 to 2.75 inches in diameter. Does antone know of a source for the u-bolts? I just got a set from Summit Racing and they are the standard three inch u-bolts, but I am not sure they will work. Any help/advice is appreciated.
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I had some made by a big truck shop. Got to watch the guy make them. They are not hardened steel. They started with straight lengths of rod with threads on each end. The rods were set on a fixture with a gas flame to heat the center until orange. Then, they were picked up with a tongs and placed over the appropriate diameter mandrel and bent around it with another hand tool. Then allowed to slow air cool.
You could likely modify some wrong ones or make your own in a similar way.
Jeff in ND
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Originally posted by Jeff_H View PostI had some made by a big truck shop. Got to watch the guy make them. They are not hardened steel. They started with straight lengths of rod with threads on each end. The rods were set on a fixture with a gas flame to heat the center until orange. Then, they were picked up with a tongs and placed over the appropriate diameter mandrel and bent around it with another hand tool. Then allowed to slow air cool.
You could likely modify some wrong ones or make your own in a similar way.
The $24 is cheap insurance that they are made correctly from the right stock as these guys build them for Avantis to Class 8 rigs and trailers.
Bob
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