Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 04:42 PM |
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mounting seats - threaded rod strength
Mounting my new seats looked easy enough, but is turning into a bit of a saga...
the seats need to be raised, but not equally at each corner
basically, my floor is not flat, and as a result i have different "leg" length as a seat support at each corner of the seat
my seats have 8mm inserts built into them
trying to line this all up, and bolt through blind from the underside is a nightmare; i have to line up the supports, the seat etc,
so, it would be much simpler if i used 8mm threaded rod, into the bush, then through the supports, down through the floor of the car, then a spreader
plate and nut underneath...
my question= is threaded rod strong enough to do this?
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Danozeman
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 05:51 PM |
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Threaded rod is just a bolt with no head. thread lock it into the inserts if u wont have to remove it again to stop it turning and coming loose.
Should be fine.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Phil. S
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 09:08 PM |
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I used threaded rod to mount mine, and it's fine (though it's only been on a day). I've just posted a full account with a few pics
at the bottom of the page
here which might be of some
help.
[Edited on 23/12/05 by Phil. S]
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 11:45 PM |
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Threaded rod is just a bolt with no head
It's not 8.8 unless it's specified, just mild steel bar with a thread.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 24/12/05 at 09:07 AM |
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Why can't you initialy fit the seat with threaded rod and then remove each one in turn , measure and replace with a decent bolt?
Surely safer than using poorer quality fittings for such a safety related item.
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Phil. S
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| posted on 24/12/05 at 09:28 AM |
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Or buy some decent long bolts and grind off the heads, which is what I did when I ran out of threaded bar for the second seat (though I didn't
know the threaded bar was weaker. Now I do, I might change the bar on the first seat. It's got to come back out anyway.)
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stevec
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| posted on 24/12/05 at 10:25 AM |
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I think threaded rod is just a collection of fractures waiting to happen, and as previously stated may not have the tensile strength of other
fixings.
Steve.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 4/1/06 at 12:53 PM |
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what's wrong with just packing it out with a few washers and using normal bolts.
Threaded rod would no doubt be fine but sounds a bit heath robinson to me and yes, it is only usually mild steel.
[Edited on 4/1/06 by NS Dev]
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