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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Originality => Topic started by: Edgemontvillage on September 25, 2019, 05:24:53 PM

Title: 1969 Front Shock Absorber Mounting J-Nuts
Post by: Edgemontvillage on September 25, 2019, 05:24:53 PM: I seem to have misplaced the (4) J-Nuts that clip onto the lower control arms and receive the bolts for the front shocks (...and Rich P doesn't have any!). Are these repops exactly the same as the originals or do they differ?

Location of J-Nuts
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48793727912_f1a88b5153_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hkJBmU) (https://flic.kr/p/2hkJBmU) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156633854@N02/)

Available Repops
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48793223928_060f661905.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hkG2xw) (https://flic.kr/p/2hkG2xw) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156633854@N02/)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48793223893_e53fb8c4b4.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hkG2wV) (https://flic.kr/p/2hkG2wV) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156633854@N02/)
Title: Re: 1969 Front Shock Absorber Mounting J-Nuts
Post by: bertfam on September 25, 2019, 05:36:05 PM: Doesn't look like these originals (see pictures below)

Ed
Title: Re: 1969 Front Shock Absorber Mounting J-Nuts
Post by: Mike S on September 25, 2019, 06:23:49 PM: Maybe AMK has them?

Mike
Title: Re: 1969 Front Shock Absorber Mounting J-Nuts
Post by: Edgemontvillage on September 25, 2019, 06:33:22 PM: Thanks Ed - as expected, not the same.

Mike: AMK stocks the bolts PN 9420555 (not sure about correctness of the head marking) however the do not show the J-Nuts 391359

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48794290258_602631e55e.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hkMuww) (https://flic.kr/p/2hkMuww) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156633854@N02/)
Title: Re: 1969 Front Shock Absorber Mounting J-Nuts
Post by: bertfam on September 25, 2019, 06:39:26 PM: Don't worry about the head markings since there were multiple vendors supplying hardware to GM at the time. However, those J-Nuts being sold by the various vendors aren't even close to being "correct".

Ed
Title: Re: 1969 Front Shock Absorber Mounting J-Nuts
Post by: Edgemontvillage on September 25, 2019, 08:54:39 PM: Quote from: bertfam on September 25, 2019, 06:39:26 PM
Don't worry about the head markings since there were multiple vendors supplying hardware to GM at the time. However, those J-Nuts being sold by the various vendors aren't even close to being "correct".

Ed

Ed, I did notice that the affixed "nut" on the clips in the two photos you posted differ, one is four sided with the corners eased and the other a (conventional) hex nut. Are both of these styles correct for 1969? Vendor differences?
Title: Re: 1969 Front Shock Absorber Mounting J-Nuts
Post by: bertfam on September 25, 2019, 09:20:34 PM: Yes, different vendors.

Ed
Title: Re: 1969 Front Shock Absorber Mounting J-Nuts
Post by: Edgemontvillage on September 27, 2019, 10:42:40 PM: Located a nice desert-dry set of original J-Nuts and bolts that I can restore. The AMK bolt shown above in Reply #3 isn't typical for this application. I've seen photos of a few examples during the course of my search and in all cases the bolts used are rolled point vs flat tip/point style.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48805309673_29d5d0eea7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hmKYdr) (https://flic.kr/p/2hmKYdr) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156633854@N02/)