Rivet nuts

[airmanwilliams]

Anyone know of a local (utah county) place that sells Rubber insulated rivet nuts and pin-in-hex drive screws? I found some online but dont want to wait for shipping. Need these to put my light bar mounts in my roof as well as my new roof rack mounts.

 

[STAG]

Ace Hardware has the rubber expansion nuts, also the crimp-style Rivnuts, at least the Pleasant Grove one does.

Not sure if they have security bit screws, I would imagine yes.

 

[UNSTUCK]

Slightly off topic, but not really. I see more and more styles of these things coming out. The best ones I've seen came in a corner kit from poison spyder. I just used some "rivnuts" in a two-piece design and they were junk, granted I didn't used the $225 crimper. Can anyone enlighten me on the best "rivet" style nut. Preferably one that doesn't need a special install tool. I'd like them in sizes up to 3/8th.

 

[STAG]

This is my fav kind.

Pretty easy to install. Sold at Fastenal and Ace Hardware that I've found. Here's one on my Hummer.

 

[UFAB]

Rubber isolated rivnuts. Hmm sounds Aviation or automation catalogs.

 

[UFAB]

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[gary78bronco]

Slightly off topic, but not really. I see more and more styles of these things coming out. The best ones I've seen came in a corner kit from poison spyder. I just used some "rivnuts" in a two-piece design and they were junk, granted I didn't used the $225 crimper. Can anyone enlighten me on the best "rivet" style nut. Preferably one that doesn't need a special install tool. I'd like them in sizes up to 3/8th.

Your looking for jack nuts, s & h terminal used to stock them, I'm not sure if they go as big as 3/8-16.

 

[STAG]

Rubber expansion well nuts (up to 3/8")

Jack nuts (weak IMO) (up to 1/4")

Steel blind inserts (I used these in my Hummer picture) (up to 3/8")

Aluminum blind inserts and tool. (Up to 3/8")

All of these do the same thing, give you a nut on the backside of thin sheet material. All have different pros/cons.

 

[STAG]

But I have also seen heavier duty jack-nuts. These came with my Weathergard toolbox

 

[airmanwilliams]

I keep passing by Ace and forget to check on these but will this week. Mounts are almost done for my 40" bar so I need to grab these asap. If you guys come across a great deal on a bulk amount of the rubber rivnuts please let me know, I wouldnt mind buying alot to hold onto for future projects.

 

[gary78bronco]

I keep passing by Ace and forget to check on these but will this week. Mounts are almost done for my 40" bar so I need to grab these asap. If you guys come across a great deal on a bulk amount of the rubber rivnuts please let me know, I wouldnt mind buying alot to hold onto for future projects.

I could try to find you some. What size's and quantity's?

 

[bryson]

I'm not sure I'd trust the rubber dealios to hold a 40" lightbar... The crimp-in steel ones I'd trust, but not the jack-nuts or rubber expansion nuts. Even if it's a cheap lightbar, it's still more money than I'd be OK losing as you buzz down the freeway/trail. Just my $.02

 

[STAG]

Fastenal would be a great place to get stuff like this in bulk.

 

[airmanwilliams]

I could try to find you some. What size's and quantity's?

Size 1/4"-20
quantity maybe around 50+

 

[airmanwilliams]

Fastenal would be a great place to get stuff like this in bulk.

hmm thanks ill have to check them out and get a few different kinds to test out on different setups I want to do on the sidekick and my fathers tundra.

 

[gijohn40]

I have a riveter that I did the nutserts on my window channel on my cj7 with... I think it did 1/4-20 size nutserts... I tried to look it up on the big parts store sites and they no longer sell the tool....