Yeah factory ones are torque to yield and not reusable… supposedly lol
I went to my local machine shop/welding company. He got me some grade 8 bolts and I reused the locking washers from the factory. Don’t remember how much but it was cheap.
Just a suggestion when installing these......whatever hardware you use to bolt these up, use some anti-seize & apply it to the bolt shanks before installing these. This will keep these bolt shanks from getting stuck in the LCA bushing inner metal sleeves from rust formation over time.....especially the unibody end where access room to remove a stuck bolt is limited.I'm not reusing mine. Bushings are fkd, which the bolts are probably well. These got damn bolts and funky nuts are like $160!!! Anyone!!!!!???? Lol
Every bolt, nut and washer in my suspension is a grade 8, they are stronger than OEM and will not rust.
metric bolts are not grade 8, they are class 10.9, 8.8 etc.
They have essentially the same tensile strength, but metric bolts are not categorized by grades.
I have some fractional bolts in my suspension ( rear sway bar links, 3rd member housing side, etc) because it was a tighter fit than the equivalent metric bolt. But all of the OEM hardware is metric
also, I'm not saying you did bambam, but don't use stainless for suspension bolts. Stainless bolts are much weaker than a class 10.9 bolt.
Well, I should be able to at least re use the old nuts, or should I replace em? Car has 200k and the bushings have been fkd for 5 months.......fkd like there's play in the axle fkd. Thats why i would think the stock bolts would be screwed as well because of the play it has. Not very nice to drive I tell ya!
UPR has a set of bolts for $25. They just have plain nuts though.I'm not reusing mine. Bushings are fkd, which the bolts are probably well. These got damn bolts and funky nuts are like $160!!! Anyone!!!!!???? Lol