Gary Lewis Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 I just buy 10's at random and always paint them bright colors. Must have a dozen now, but don't know where they are?!? Oh that's right, they're all back in Connecticut, with the rest of my tools and parts! 😖 Didn't find the 10mm sockets, plural, but did sort the panhard rod bolt issue. Turns out that a 9/16" bolt is essentially perfect for the panhard rod ends. So I ordered a 17-pack of 9/16-12 x 3 1/2" from Amazon for $10.84. Here are the measurements: 14mm: .490" shank but .540" shoulder & threads 9/16": .560" shank & threads Frame bracket: .560" Axle bracket: .570" Ford rod: .565" Sky rod: .590" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Didn't find the 10mm sockets, plural, but did sort the panhard rod bolt issue. Turns out that a 9/16" bolt is essentially perfect for the panhard rod ends. So I ordered a 17-pack of 9/16-12 x 3 1/2" from Amazon for $10.84. Here are the measurements: 14mm: .490" shank but .540" shoulder & threads 9/16": .560" shank & threads Frame bracket: .560" Axle bracket: .570" Ford rod: .565" Sky rod: .590" So I don't need to go into the giant Ez-Bake oven and search through my > 12mm bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 So I don't need to go into the giant Ez-Bake oven and search through my > 12mm bolts. No, you don't. But thanks anyway. Actually the 9/16" bolts will be a much tighter fit than the 14mm. I have two 9/16 x 4 1/2" bolts and confirmed that they will fit. But they are too long and there's no way I want to cut and thread G8's. I included the link as I found Amazon's site to be awful when trying to filter and get down to those bolts. I did a Google search for "9/16-12 x 3 1/2" and there they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 No, you don't. But thanks anyway. Actually the 9/16" bolts will be a much tighter fit than the 14mm. I have two 9/16 x 4 1/2" bolts and confirmed that they will fit. But they are too long and there's no way I want to cut and thread G8's. I included the link as I found Amazon's site to be awful when trying to filter and get down to those bolts. I did a Google search for "9/16-12 x 3 1/2" and there they were. Don't you just love that our trucks have a combination of metric and standard hardware? An early attempt to be like the rest of the world...lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Don't you just love that our trucks have a combination of metric and standard hardware? An early attempt to be like the rest of the world...lol! Yeah, it drives me bananas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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