[AT] Bolt Grades

[Mike Sloane]

jahaze at aol.com wrote:
> I'd rather use too much bolt than not enough :-)? The old one's had
> to be cut out, which is why I wasn't able to save them.? I'd like the
> bolts to out last the truck.
The grades of bolts refer to their hardness and resistance to shear, not 
necessarily to their "strength". There are many applications where grade 
5 bolts are actually better than grade 8 because they have a little 
"give". I am sure that the engineers in the group could expand on that 
much better than I can.

Mike
>