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Always wondered, any good place that might carry suspension bolts?

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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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Always wondered, any good place that might carry suspension bolts?

So I am in need of rear lower control arm bolts (end to the rear end) and well with my panhard bar I ordered from Spohn before and it came out to around $30 for 2 sets shipped and I only ended up using 3 out of 4. Searching Oreilly/Advanced Auto/Autozone online comes up nothing. So what place do you guys go to to get bolts like these locally?
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 01:26 PM
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Re: Always wondered, any good place that might carry suspension bolts?

the panhard step bolts are tough, usually only froma dealer, or spohn.

the other bolts are just everyday hardened metric bolts, any good hardware/supply should have them, or try mcmaster-carr, they have just about anything you can think of.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 07:11 AM
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Re: Always wondered, any good place that might carry suspension bolts?

SAE standard is a "Grade 8"'. Just make sure it has five slashes on the head.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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Re: Always wondered, any good place that might carry suspension bolts?

Originally Posted by DJP87Z28
SAE standard is a "Grade 8"'. Just make sure it has five slashes on the head.
all the suspension bolts are metric, so they will have a 10.9 on the head if they are the grade 8 equivalent. not all on the car are 10.9, some are 8.8, which is about the equivalent of a grade 5
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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Re: Always wondered, any good place that might carry suspension bolts?

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all the suspension bolts are metric, so they will have a 10.9 on the head if they are the grade 8 equivalent. not all on the car are 10.9, some are 8.8, which is about the equivalent of a grade 5

You do not want to use grade "5" fasteners if you have a choice.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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Re: Always wondered, any good place that might carry suspension bolts?

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You do not want to use grade "5" fasteners if you have a choice.
true, i never use them personally, im just saying that not all the bolts ont he car are grade 8 from the factory for one reason or another.
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