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[font="Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", sans-serif]The factory Lca bolts are a strange thing indeed, they are not 14mm and they are
[font="Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", sans-serif]Not 16mm, they are not 5/8 they have a metric head and nut. There is no such thing as a 10.9 class 15mm bolt. There is no way to purchase a bolt with that shoulder built in without going to ford. The entire true travel kit uses 5/8†hardware with 18 pitch threads so I was not surprised to learn they are the only bolt that properly fits the new lca bushings. I Re checked the true travel instructions they indeed tell us to Re use the factory lca bolts. Not going to work on our 07 ranger project (actually Built in 06)
[font="Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", sans-serif]I can tell you that the local hardware stores and bolt depot.com love me, I have developed quite a collection of fasteners going through these battles, we have a nice
[font="Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", sans-serif]Mini hardware store Going here in the shop
[font="Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", sans-serif]I don't just buy one I buy a handful so I will always have extras except when they are 9.49 each!!!!
[font="Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", sans-serif]These little things take time to research and locate the parts for these are the battles that allow us to win the war. Once it's done, it's done correctly and we can be sure this truck is correct. My dad drilled it into my head and now I into yours, “there is only one way to do a jobâ€
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2007 Sport 4door 4x4 4.0L SOHC V6 Ranger