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Old 10-07-2008, 01:38 PM
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Default Lower Front Ball Joint NUT Size?

Any body know the thread pitch and size of the lower front ball joint Nut?

Does anybody have an extra that they want to get rid of?

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It is an M14x2.0, I have lots of them. Just go to a local fastener house in your area and ask for one with a large washer. If you get in a pinch, call me. I see that there is a Fastenal in the Phoenix area and they have them for a couple of bucks.
http://www.fastenal.com/web/products...L2680000A20000

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Excellent! I will go to fastenal here in Gilbert. Thanks Gary really appreciate it.

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Originally Posted by Tom03Z06
Excellent! I will go to fastenal here in Gilbert. Thanks Gary really appreciate it.
Thanks Gary!! Had to replace both of these nuts on my front suspension after lowering the car. This was a major pain finding the right nut.
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Now I use a plain hex nut with a Nordlock. Having the free running nut makes the installation so easy, and with the Nordlock, it is 100% safe!
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Originally Posted by ghoffman
What the heck kind of hub bearing is that?
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It was a prototype tapered roller bearing that we tried. It did not work well, so the car has SKF's on it now. You can see the 12 point fasteners that are part of the Hardbar bearing fastener kit. The kit includes the plain nut and Nordlocks for the ball joint as well as for the bearing fasteners.

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Got my SKFs and fastener kit from Gary and I can tell you both things are the real deal. Those fasteners are miles ahead of the stock ones and should be an automatic purchase when changing out bearings even if not using SKFs.

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