Where can I buy suspension bolts/nuts? I'm modding the suspension later this month and thought I should have replacements on hand, especially as Ford stresses that stuff put on at the factory are one time use pieces. Any suggestion as to where I can look?

Jon

 

Jon

Your local Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer parts store.

Might order in advance from Kevin (Cleve parts). he will give you a good price, but check shipping ... it may more than eat up what you save.

 

I would think you could get them at your local hardware store ... ace , home depot... if you know the sizes. Make sure they are hardened bolts. grade 8

 

You only should replace the nylock nuts. The other hardware is standard hardware that is reusable.

 

FORD. Most of the harware is special with either built in captive washers, or tabs that ease assembly, etc.

I am doing some of my suspension today. I changed the lower strut nuts and the sway bar link nuts up front. In the back I am changing the lower control arm hardware.

Some of the nuts have aluminum locking inserts, they need replacing too. By rights that is, some locktight would probably serve the need just as well.

 

just make sure you torque stuff down to factory spec and you'll be fine. If you hear clunking or banging afterwards, something is loose

 

Most of these bolts are torque to yield. Should not be used again. Shop manual refers. They are also metric.

If you have a high tolerence for risk, do what some of the guys above recommend.

 

Your Ford dealer will have them or be able to have them the next day.

The suspension bolts and nuts are torque to yield and should not be reused.
The nuts are Ny-Lock, the front LCA nuts also have in the assembly what I call a crush washer, can be crushed "one time".
The bolts can be reused but their length should be checked against new bolts. If the old bolts did not return to the new bolt length then they will have to be replaced.
Your looking at about $35 for the new LCA bolts and nuts from Ford.

Reference: Ford 2005 - 2006 Service Manual on DVD from Lightning Force Performance ($25)

Have fun

 

+1

RIchard

 

I reuse my LCA bolts all the time and they are fine

 

hi all,

im looking for bolts/nuts for my front and rear sway bar endlinks

any info on this would be great!

thanks very much guys!

 

Any Ford Dealer with a parts dept. Good move

Some guys are getting away with reusing the torque to yeild nuts and bolts.

I tried it and it didnt work. Bought all brand new nuts and bolts.............problem solved.

 

hi john! thats what im gonna do. thanks for the info.

i want to do it right and do it once (or 3rd tme now)

 

any auto parts stores carry them (napa, oreilly's, etc...)
They are just a specific size you need they are all one strength.

 

If you notice, the shoulder diameter on the stock bolts is not the same the whole length of the bolt. I’m using solid bushings on one end of my LCA and Panhard bar so I wanted full contact the entire length of the bushing. I could only find plain bolts locally (not corrosion resistant) which is interesting since I live in the Detroit area. I got my bolts (Zinc plated, 10.9, 14mm) on-line from Bolt Depot. Interestingly, I could get plated nylock nuts locally. Go figure.