pederl Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm looking for a pair of J-bolts for my gas tank strap, it's on a 1989 4.0L. Called the Pick and Pull and salvage yards, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varanus Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 i had to replace these same bolts. all i did was take 2 regular bolts that had a decently large enough head. i ground down the base just below the head on the bench grinder to fit in the slot on the vehicle, heated them up with a torch and bent them to a 90 degree angle.. all told it took about 15 minutes and works like a charm. don't know if this helps you but its an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pederl Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 If I cannot find any I guess I will have to go that route, obviously they did not snap when you bent them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Called the Pick and Pull and salvage yards, nothing. I don't think the pick n' pull has j-bolts laying around (at least mine doesn't). I had to GO there and crawl arund under a couple rigs until I found a couple. I don't like 20 gallons of flammable liquid suspended by a "maybe it'll work" bent bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula69 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 i had to replace these same bolts. all i did was take 2 regular bolts that had a decently large enough head. i ground down the base just below the head on the bench grinder to fit in the slot on the vehicle, heated them up with a torch and bent them to a 90 degree angle.. all told it took about 15 minutes and works like a charm. don't know if this helps you but its an idea. Did mine the same way, but started with galvanized carriage bolts and heated / bent them slowly so that the metal was not overly stretched. Then, after checking the thickness of the bolt at the bend I re-galvanized them. I don't like 20 gallons of flammable liquid suspended by a "maybe it'll work" bent bolt. I'm not sure that a used one would be a whole lot stronger.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH88bt Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 This may be tricky with the gas tank still in place but I cut out the j-bolt hangers and dropped 8" carriage bolts through the floor of the bed. Used a flat piece of steel between the bed and the bolt heads so there is little chance of the bolts shearing through the bed. Bolted my setup in just this morning. Didn't take any pics yet though. I probably should have used galvanized but I went with zinc plated. Didn't feel like paying $1.30 for the galvanized bolts :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'm looking for a pair of J-bolts for my gas tank strap, it's on a 1989 4.0L. Called the Pick and Pull and salvage yards, nothing. R/T Specialties has them for $16 a pair. Do a quick google search and you will find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostissues Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'm looking for a pair of J-bolts for my gas tank strap, it's on a 1989 4.0L. Called the Pick and Pull and salvage yards, nothing. R/T Specialties has them for $16 a pair. Do a quick google search and you will find them. how is their shipping costs? I ask because one site I found a while ago charged like 20 bucks to ship out the bolts, just a little ridiculous. are these the same thing? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GMK-2111-749-681/ may be a few different options here also. http://www.google.com/search?source=ig& ... bb65e82229 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl1200aman Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Teamcherokee has the bolts. $20 for the pair. May have shipping included. Here is a Link to the page with the bolts and straps: http://www.teamcherokee.com/Fuel_System/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepcoma Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Old thread but I found it through a Google search. I just ordered from here. http://www.conversionradiators.com/serv ... ANK/Detail $3 each, shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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