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Old 07-07-2023, 05:43 PM   #7
Keith Seymore
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Re: frame rivet length

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Originally Posted by v30crewcab View Post
anyone know what length of rivet to use on a 1 ton frame? got a few that need fixed and I'm not interested in bolting it. I want to hot rivet them like original. Its just a bare frame and I can get to it easy. thanks.
Original was not hot; they were cold riveted.

Also - the factory repair for a missing or mis hit rivet was a 3/8 grade 8 bolt.

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