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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 12:39 PM
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As thoughts of warmer weather abound here in Toledo, my happy thoughts are of getting my Vette out of storage!

A problem I had at the end of last fall is now moving to the forefront of spring. My drivers side ride height adjustment bolt has lost the rubber pad that contacts the control arm.

As I don't want to buy the whole leaf spring, I am hoping one of the forum members can sell me this bolt so I can be up and running with the correct height soon! Please let me know through this thread or a PM if you have one.

I have a 1999 Corvette convertible.

Thanks to RonSSnova and others for their help on this!

Tom Gearhart
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There was a vendor by the name of 'Hardbar', that sold adjustment bolts that were tipped with a form of plastic, instead of rubber.
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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tomgearhart
As thoughts of warmer weather abound here in Toledo, my happy thoughts are of getting my Vette out of storage!

A problem I had at the end of last fall is now moving to the forefront of spring. My drivers side ride height adjustment bolt has lost the rubber pad that contacts the control arm.

As I don't want to buy the whole leaf spring, I am hoping one of the forum members can sell me this bolt so I can be up and running with the correct height soon! Please let me know through this thread or a PM if you have one.

I have a 1999 Corvette convertible.

Thanks to RonSSnova and others for their help on this!

Tom Gearhart
Do you mean the bushing?
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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 03:38 PM
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Do you mean the bushing?
In reading one of the previous posts it was mentioned that replacing the bolt would fix the problem, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news but if you already have a bolt in place (without) the bushing then how does putting a new bolt in (without) the bushing fix it..........
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Originally Posted by Cuz13
In reading one of the previous posts it was mentioned that replacing the bolt would fix the problem, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news but if you already have a bolt in place (without) the bushing then how does putting a new bolt in (without) the bushing fix it..........
Because a new (OE) bolt should have the rubber bushing/pad attached to it.
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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 11:29 AM
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Default Ride Bolt (and pad) Secured

I would like to thank forum member, Michael P., for his prompt mailing of the Ride Height Adjustment Bolts (with pads). I am having them installed the first week of April.

Thanks to those who PM'd me with advice and those of you who have helped me in the past.
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