Ring Nth West ARB and ask them if Head office use imperial or metric.
1/2 bolts will be unc a very coarse thread. I'll put some pics up. Fine one is 12mm x1.25
other is 1/2in unc, both 50mm and 2" long
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Ring Nth West ARB and ask them if Head office use imperial or metric.
1/2 bolts will be unc a very coarse thread. I'll put some pics up. Fine one is 12mm x1.25
other is 1/2in unc, both 50mm and 2" long
Thanks but it's a bit hard to tell what I need from a pic. I reckon they'd be a common size so I'll just try a handful of different borrowed ones tonight
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Mate i'm working on a GQ with a bar on it, 2 of the bolts measured up 12mm. When i finnish the job on it i'll ask the customer if i can remove a bolt and get you a size mate, but you'll just have to bare with me till later on coz i've got a bit of work on ??Quote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
That'd be awesome mate. Is it an arb bar? I wonder if they're all the same?
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I would prefer that you use term Intellectually challenged.Quote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
I'll take a pic of the mounts soon as i start working on it mate, just inbetween jobs atmQuote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
I was going to say bolt impaired not to offend anyone, or as its now called Bolt challenged. lol
Cant you just say you drive a GQ?? LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
Most JAP 4x4 will use 1.25 thread pitch untill 14mm, then they go 1.50 easy peasy
Alitis thats low, very low, Ha Ha Ha LOL love your work
Sorry, I did not mean to offend. Please delete this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
Lmao
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Handy bit of info but it's the bar not the car that has the nuts I'm not sure about.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
The Qs nuts I am sure about. They are big n tuff!
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Are there any other bolts in the OE mounting kit you can check if metric or imperial???
Lucas with the soft and mushy GQ nuts this is the mounting style of this ARB bar
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The bolt is 40mm long 1/2" UNC13
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Going by whats in front of me you have 4 captive nuts and another 4 that need their own nuts.
Get one bolt to try if its all good you will need
8 x spring washers
12 x flat washers ( which need to have an out side diameter of 35mm )
4 x nuts
8 x bolts
To make things a little harder fr you the bolts on the left side will probably be different than the ones on the right. They are on both my GQs.
If you're happy and you know it tap a post!
40mm x 1/2" love it ,do it myself all the time eg need some steel 100mm by four inches LOL
Is it worth while using 1/2 in UNC NYLOCs
Most 1/2" will be UNC
If you want to get technical 1.5" long ( now i'm just being a smart rrs lol)Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
TD what do you need a 100 x 100mm ( 4"x4") steel for?? Lol
Nah it's a different set up altogether. The bullbar slides inside the chassis rails. It has three captive nuts per side. When the bullbar is slid in, the nuts line up perfect with holes in the chassis rail. The six nuts appear to be the same. I'll get some pics after work.
But thanks heaps for the replies guys. Keep up the good work:-)
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This slides in the rail aswell
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Unless these bars are made in different years and the style has chsnged
Ahh, sorry couldn't tell from the first pics. My bar may have been modified at some stage too. It's damn tough though:-)
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Hurry up and give my car back George and stop stuffing about with Lucas!!!!!
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You cant rush perfection mate!Quote:
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He doesn't know it but i'm going to get my gym junky brother whos 6'1 to give him a cuddle !! LmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
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Heres some pics.
Got a bolt off a mate that screwed into the nut but wouldn't go all the way through so the thread was slightly different. Went to bolt shop today and showed them the bolt they said it was 1.75 thread, gave me some with 1.5 thread and the damn things won't screw in as far as the 1.75 I had?
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Go to the local hardware and get yourself some thread gauges. They are like feeler gauges but with thread pitches etc. get metric and imperial to be safe. Then all your problems will be solved :) except for that rash. Lol
Is he saying they are metric ???
Wouldn't go all the way through the nut or only would get one turn into the thread?
If it goes pretty much all the way through then there won't be much wrong with the size. The nut might be slightly damaged.
yeah i just thought it would have been a lot easier than that. Its got to be such a common size. Annoyed that i had a bolt that was %99 percent right but now im further away!
the one i had that they told me was 1.75 thread would nearly go all the way through the nut. The ones they gave me which they said were 1.5 thread will only get one turn into the nutQuote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
most common would be 1/2" unc, thread looks nice and coarse
Possibly try a 1/2" unc but if you can get it that far through that would be the one I use. If its an M12 we are talking about it would also feel a little sloppy in the thread if the nut was unc
Then the first one is correct.. see if you can get a tap to fit that nut and clean the threads out..Quote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
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nah the 1.75 didnt seem too sloppy but i might be used to a diferent level of sloppy haha. i will try 1/2" unc next.Quote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
I tried all 6 nuts and they all felt the same (stopped in the same spot). the thread is clean tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories
Only metric will fit these beasts. Guessing its 1.25 thread. Like the majority of everything else on the 4bie.
The captive nuts arent part of the vehicle though. They are part of the the bullbar and i cant tell if they are ment to be like that or if they have been added later by someone else. (the bar looks like an arb but has been modified before i got it.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Parksy
1.25 would be lucky to go one turn into a course thread.
What did i say yesterday, 12" unc 13. I got it from BA's bar which is an ARB bar........
Ahh bugga. No idea then. Only proper way to know is to either have lots of bolts on hand or use the guage to measure the thread.
What size are the nuts welded to the bar like socket size? If - 3/4 or 19mm spanner is the go for them then the bolt will be half
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2013/05/84.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
Ok, the top bolt is the one that nearly fits(goes nearly all the way through the captive nut). It has CM 8.8 on it.
The bottom bolt is the one I got from the shop today. It only goes in the nut one or two turns. It has MF 8.8 on it.
The captive nuts are 19mm
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http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2013/05/85.jpg
Bit better picture. The bolts they gave me today (black) have a lot finer thread.
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