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Old 20th October 2013, 02:29 PM
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Hi guys,
I'm just about to put my car onto it's wheels and need to replace the long bolts on the lower wish bone.
I know that they need to be M12 x 260mm but where is the cheapest place to buy 2?
I also need to get 8x M12 x 75mm so the same question really.
Also my local bolt shop doesn't stock the long bolts and the other shop (which would have had them) closed down.

Cheers guys.
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Old 20th October 2013, 06:58 PM
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I think that I may have 5 or 6 pairs of the long M12's for both the diff and the lower rear upright mounts I'll have a look tomorrow and see what is left in the box.
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Old 20th October 2013, 08:20 PM
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Hi guys,
I'm just about to put my car onto it's wheels and need to replace the long bolts on the lower wish bone.
I know that they need to be M12 x 260mm but where is the cheapest place to buy 2?
I also need to get 8x M12 x 75mm so the same question really.
Also my local bolt shop doesn't stock the long bolts and the other shop (which would have had them) closed down.

Cheers guys.
I always use ebay or a company calle max fixings. They can post and are on google

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Old 20th October 2013, 09:39 PM
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www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/ very good prices and excellent service.
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Old 21st October 2013, 03:05 PM
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Been through the big box of bolts to find that I only have the ones for the diff mounts left, the last of the lower wishbone bolts the machine has miss cut the thread as it is on the piss.
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Old 22nd October 2013, 10:16 PM
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Cheers for looking talon, I ended up getting them from here
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Old 21st March 2014, 07:12 AM
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Just ordered mine from orbital fasteners.

Got the full set of 30 bolts including the diff bolts and they were £26 delivered compared to £55 from gilham.
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