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    Over Riders not fitting

    Good afternoon all.

    So I bought some parts over the winter. It is finally nice enough to get in the garage and start working. I went to place on my new chrome overrider and, alas, it does not fit.

    Did anyone else have this problem? If so - where can I get the same bolt just a little smaller so the part will fit? I am a little irritated at Finish Line. I obviously can't return them since it has been about 5 months.

    Anyone else have this problem? How did you fix?

    Thanks in advance.
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    I don't know if it's still the same as when I installed my over riders many years ago, but the four over rides were not the same; the front pair mounts were slightly different than the rear pair.
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    there are a few things you can do if you are handy / or have the tools.
    1) welder needed
    find the correct bolt that screws into overriders and weld them to the ends of the bolts you have.
    2) if you have a friend with a lathe have him turn and re thread the ends to your needs.
    3) all thread just purchase the correct size allthread to do the job
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    I used the althread on mine with 2 nuts and worked great!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Dougherty View Post
    there are a few things you can do if you are handy / or have the tools.
    1) welder needed
    find the correct bolt that screws into overriders and weld them to the ends of the bolts you have.
    2) if you have a friend with a lathe have him turn and re thread the ends to your needs.
    3) all thread just purchase the correct size allthread to do the job
    Option #4 put over-riders in the round file.

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    if they are the polished stainless steel you can drill them on a drill press, thats what i did, lot of work but go slow or it will burn polish job

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