Help removing VERY rusty shocks

[lp08ss]

Welp they're out! So i tried snapping top studs off and there was quite a bit more integrity to them than I thought and couldn't get them to pop off. So used a Dremel to cut it flat and drilled them out using a couple carbide drills I grabbed from work to drill them out. made quick work out of it! As for the bottom as you can see I just cut them out with the cut off everything was just too rusty and ended up rounding everything off lol. It was actually quite a bit quicker just cutting them out. I'll just deal with the left over studs when I get to pulling the control arms!! After digging into all of this I realized i probably shouldn't have been driving this thing at all (not that it was driven much maybe 50-100 miles) shocks can be cycled by hand and all the tie rods were just flopping around lol. Can't wait to feel the difference once everything is buttoned up!

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[69hurstolds]

You're going to need 4 nuts for the lower shock mounts assuming yours got destroyed. GM p/n 15658213 or equivalent.

And the bolts- check this:

Bolts are M8x1.25x30. Parts book says they're not serviced. WTF?

Amazon has some that appear to fit the bill, however. They give you 8.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GUEO8CU/?tag=gbody-20

 

[69hurstolds]

I did find a lead on a part number via supersession out of another GM parts book. 11515756 or 11516335. But they show the dimension as M8x1.25x20.

 

[pagrunt]

FYI the '73-'77 lower shock clip nuts are the same appearance & fits but are inch threaded. I have them on my car cause the local parts store had them collecting dust & was super cheap.

 

[lp08ss]

You're going to need 4 nuts for the lower shock mounts assuming yours got destroyed. GM p/n 15658213 or equivalent.

And the bolts- check this:

Bolts are M8x1.25x30. Parts book says they're not serviced. WTF?

Amazon has some that appear to fit the bill, however. They give you 8.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GUEO8CU/?tag=gbody-20

You would be correct they were casualties of the job! Thank you for pointing these out though because I honestly thought they weren't necessary, I thought it was an on the fly fix from the previous owner lol!

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[69hurstolds]

That's another option that pagrunt had. Just keep the nuts and bolts the same. You probably would look for 5/16"-18 x 1 1/4" long bolts if using SAE threads. Just get the matching J nuts.

5/16-18 J-nut GM part number is 339715. Discontinued. Naturally. But if you can find some aftermarkets using that as a reference, should you decide to go with the 5/16-18 bolts. Bolt p/n would be 9423842 (1 1/2" long)

AMK has J nuts SAE if you need them for the 339715.

https://www.amkproducts.com/bulk-fasteners-products/?Product_ID=13235