pete and jakes 4-link jam nut help please.. emergency sorta

i have the older real small pete and jakes 4-link. i dont have any of the jam nuts though.. can i just get a comprable nut from the hardware store for now????? can someone please tell me the size and thread count posssibly? im not able to get to mine .... by any chance does anyone have 4 of them laying around ???? i want to drive the truck i just finished but i dont have jam nuts!!!! help!!!!

hardware store nuts should deffinately be fine they arent structurally important just there to lock it up.grade 8 or something like that.hell i'd get a rough measurement and grab a bunch of different sizes. you can always take them back.

Id head up to a Fastenal(or comparable store). They can get you ANYTHING you need. Thats where i buy everything, bolt or nut wise

I HAVE AN OLD PETE AND JAKES 4-LINK FROM MY SONOMA AND THEY ARE JUST 3/4" FINE THREAD JAM NUTS. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT IS 3/4-16 OR WHAT. JUST GO TO YOUR LOCAL FASTENER VENDOR AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP. I HAVE A BUNCH OF THEM LAYING AROUND AT MY HOUSE TOO. SUICIDE DOORS HAS THEM TOO.

id be willin to bet my right testical its 5/8 - 18.

They are 3/4-16

i live 5 miles from them did you buy it new? if so im shure that if you call them they will ship them out if they left them out 4 ya. call and ask for corey or jason. they will take care of ya man. 1 816 758 4504. im not shure the size but they'll get you what you need . dont drive it with out the jamb nuts it will fuck up your bars!

speedwaymotors.com sells both right and left hand thread steel and aluminum jam nuts in sizes 1/2" thru 3/4" They also sell the 4 link bushings that fit into the pete and jakes 4 links. they are like hard plastic though.

just a question since we are on this subject, hope you don't mind, but what kind of damage does it really do without the jam nuts. mine back themselves off at least once a month and i have to retighten them. its like whenever the axle articulates it pops the nut loose, defeating its purpose. am i really damaging anything driving on it like that before i realize they came loose?

Its dangerous! Loose threads are weak, its better to overtighten them then have them loose.