Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
Well it looks like I can get SAE (standard, not metric) bolts at BoltDepot.com in grade 8 zinc plated for about 38.00 shipped.
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I used.
Why upgrade the bolts?
The bolts that come with it are Grade 1 equivalent metric 4.6 bolts.
The strength for bolts this size in grade 2 bolts is 11033 pounds. That puts the safety shear strength (/3) at 3677 lbs. Not 2 tons (4000 lbs).
(strength of bolts from
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if you wanna get into the meat and potatoes of the figures)
And that's grade 2 bolts. Grade 1? I dunno. I couldn't find a good chart that showed it.
Grade 8 is about 7455 pounds. How heavy is your entire truck?
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I'll post part numbers when they get here and I make sure they work OK.
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