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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 73-87 Chevy & GMC Trucks => Topic started by: Wilymakeit on April 10, 2009, 06:11:11 pm
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Hello I am getting ready to bolt on a Double/Double Stainless Steel Roll Bar, alot of cash invested, very easy to unbolt and steal, I know there are locking nuts for wheels, does anybody know if there is such a bolt and nut for what I am looking for, I thought there might be something like a carriage bolt with an indentation on the top to accept a special tool for tightening or loosening and a nut similar to wheels using the same indentation tool, I know it would require 2 people and 2 tools but at least it would make it that much harder for it to be stollen, I guess I could makeup a square steel plate, weld the bolts in the holes and just use the wheel nut locks, if anybody knows of such bolts/nuts or has a solution, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
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Just doing a quick search I came up with this, dunno if it will help you out any but it's a start maybe heh.
http://www.hudsonfasteners.com/security.htm?gclid=CJyn5KO555kCFSQMDQodRA98SA
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Jeeps always used tamper resistant torx bits which basically equal stripped out nightmares when you try to remove them. Do you really live in such a bad area someone would wrench out your rollbar?
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you could grind the bolt flush with the nut and then put a small weld on them. If you have to remove them you would have to grind past the weld but I doubt any theives would show up with a grinder to steal your rollbar.
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I used 5 point bolts the other day and watched 3 of my students spend 10 minutes trying to figure out why they couldn't get the right size socket on them lol
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Maybe you could use these with carriage bolts.
http://www.tufnutworks.com/category.aspx?id=1 (http://www.tufnutworks.com/category.aspx?id=1)
I used 5 point bolts the other day and watched 3 of my students spend 10 minutes trying to figure out why they couldn't get the right size socket on them lol
NICE! ;D
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Great Info, I searched but could not find anything like you guys came up with, I did not think I lived in a bad area, but the fact is these Roll Bars are expensive, just to easy to unbolt and walk away with them, I definitely have a few screws loose paying $2000, thats the price you have to pay when you live in CANADA, I am trying to talk myself out of buying them, I keep convincing myself I don't need them and then when I see the truck I need them again, one of those things I planned on buying when I started to build this truck, I just cannot picture my truck without them now , truck looks naked without them, I will look into the options you guys listed here, thanks again for the great info.
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If you don't find anything and are sure you want it to be permanent, just use a carriage bolt from the top and a regular nut and then tack weld the nut to the bolt. You'll have to cut the nut off to remove it (so use a washer under the nut) but it's not something that gets removed all the time anyway.
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Here's another choice-
http://www.tufnutworks.com/
There's also a company caled Tuffy that makes theft resistant bolts.
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Keep in mind if they really want it they will just take the whole truck. Hopefully your truck is appraised and insured for a stated value if you have big $$ invested in it.
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Yep U R right, they could try and take the whole truck, I prepared my truck as much as possible to prevent this from happening, just like these roll bars, I am just trying to make it as difficult as possible for the SOB who is gonna try to take it