<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yiv5829745731yui_3_16_0_1_1454633710143_16445" dir="ltr" class=""> . While perusing the Moss catalog I ran across their nut and bolt kit for attaching the treads for TC, TD, TF. I was curious to see what they were and got the set. The installation info for the product includes the following:</div><div id="yiv5829745731yui_3_16_0_1_1454633710143_16445" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454685308422_113266" class=""></div><div id="yiv5829745731yui_3_16_0_1_1454633710143_16445" dir="ltr" class=""><b id="yiv5829745731yui_3_16_0_1_1454633710143_16939" class=""> For years, the correct (and very small) carriage bolts used to attach the strips to the running boards were simply not available. We found a small, specialty manufacturer of odd automotive fasteners in 2004 that was willing to supply us with a hardware kit with 20 each of the 4BA nuts and 4BA carriage bolts. This Hardware Kit (280-058) makes it possible to fit the 281-248 running board strip set using the proper “as original” fasteners. We do not include them in the 281-248 strip kit because some people prefer to use 1/8" pop rivets. </b></div><div id="yiv5829745731yui_3_16_0_1_1454633710143_16445" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454685308422_113271" class=""></div><div id="yiv5829745731yui_3_16_0_1_1454633710143_16445" dir="ltr" class=""> I was surprised to see this product. I know my early TD treads were riveted on, and I had to break the rivet to get the treads off. I had never heard of these "as original" little nuts and bolts. Does anyone know the history of these fasteners and where or when they were used? I was just going to pop-rivet the treads back on, but is there any reason to install these for "originality"?</div><div id="yiv5829745731yui_3_16_0_1_1454633710143_16445" dir="ltr" class=""><br></div><div id="yiv5829745731yui_3_16_0_1_1454633710143_16445" dir="ltr" class="">Wayne</div></div></body></html>