<VV> Front sway bar hardware

Craig Nicol nicolcs at aol.com
Fri May 30 14:12:15 EDT 2008


Hold on there pardners... If GM used grade 5 and you upgrade to grade 8
you'll have to recalculate the proper bolt torque. Why? If you use the
original torque values (for a grade 5 bolt) and substitute grade 8, there
won't be enough bolt stretch to properly cinch the bolts.  They will loosen
and fall out.  I think Seth related this exact experience. Also in the
future, when someone works on the front end, they're likely to tighten
according to the book, again getting us back to loosening bolts even if you
do it right this time. 

Strongly suggest replacing with identical hardware. It's good enough to last
40+ years and endure racing; why mess with that?
Craig Nicol



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