Brewinghokie Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Hey folks! I took off my rear bumper to put in a Gladiator bumper and rear hitch to get it powder coated... Only issue is I can't find my bumper/hitch bolts, does anyone have any idea what size/pitch they are? I looked around but couldn't find any info on them. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 there's a big thread about bolts in the link in my signature. maybe it has them? don't forget the 5th lower bolt for the bumper bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acfortier Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Curious to see how/if the Gladiator bumper fits with a hitch (bonus points if you have one of Krusty's hitches) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewinghokie Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 8/19/2023 at 9:58 AM, Pete M said: there's a big thread about bolts in the link in my signature. maybe it has them? don't forget the 5th lower bolt for the bumper bracket. Sweet! I'll have to check that out. Ha! That 5th lower bolt snapped on both sides for me. I gotta drill them out sooner than later I guess lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewinghokie Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 15 hours ago, acfortier said: Curious to see how/if the Gladiator bumper fits with a hitch (bonus points if you have one of Krusty's hitches) I believe with stock hitch it will work just fine from mockup. IIRC I saw someone working on it with the Krusty's hitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Brewinghokie said: Sweet! I'll have to check that out. Ha! That 5th lower bolt snapped on both sides for me. I gotta drill them out sooner than later I guess lol. you can probably just punch it off. the nuts are not usually welded on very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 I replaced all the nuts inside the frame for the bumper as they strip out very easily. Replaced with grade 10.9 flange nuts. Worked very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 7 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said: I replaced all the nuts inside the frame for the bumper as they strip out very easily. Replaced with grade 10.9 flange nuts. Worked very well So I'm not the only person who wire wheeled the old bolts, torqued them down to factory spec only to find that the nuts in the frame stripped out. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewinghokie Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 12:43 PM, Pete M said: you can probably just punch it off. the nuts are not usually welded on very well. That's true. Wouldn't be the first one punched off on this truck lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewinghokie Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 10 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said: I replaced all the nuts inside the frame for the bumper as they strip out very easily. Replaced with grade 10.9 flange nuts. Worked very well I like that idea, I've been just replacing all the bolts I can anyways so might as well place the nuts too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 If you can’t remove the existing frame nuts easily, you can stack the new nut on top of the old one. Had to do that with my previous MJ as the old ones would not budge but were quite stripped out. Delt with so many broken bumper bolts on that truck. No amount of heat, drilling or hammering would remove them. Finally just set my plasma torch on what was left of the broken bolt like a light saber. Melted through it like butter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Weird. There’s only three tiny tacks holding the nut on. Long punch down the end of the frame and a BFH is all it took for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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