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glad you got the problem fixed, but if i were you, i would dump those stainless fasteners asap ! stainless is not ment for critical load bearing situations as it has way less of the tensil strength of a grade 5 or 8 bolt. this is especially true of hardware store bolts which are usually inported. the main cause of this is the fact stainless is different from normal steel in that it doesn't tolerate as much stretching prior to failure. stainless may be good in the fact it does not rust, but i have not found a source that has the tensil strength i would trust for suspension applications. stainless may be good for show cars and trailer queens, but not, in my opinion, for the street or track.




I agree. I would go grade 8 or better. I even used lock nuts on my 74 Charger and checked them before bringing the car out in spring.