I'm guilty of changing several of the 10.9 bolts for Grade 8 bolts on my frame but certain ones stayed metric either by they type of bolt GM used or it was easier to keep it metric cause of how it attaches.
Get Your Upper A-Arm Bolts While They Got 'Em GM #461854
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here, i did this post after getting my suspension done last summer, mechanic said all fit but were a little longer.
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Maybe a dumb question..but would it be worth it to get these as a kit and just send em out to chrome. Or these garbage?
16 Piece Upper & Lower Control Arm Bolt & Nut Set 1978-1988 GM G Body Models | eBay
This kit includes black zinc bolts and silver zinc lock nuts. These are the correct exact to NOS bolts that were used on your car from the factory. They are the correct size, shape and color plated for a concourse restoration.
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Maybe a dumb question..but would it be worth it to get these as a kit and just send em out to chrome. Or these garbage?
16 Piece Upper & Lower Control Arm Bolt & Nut Set 1978-1988 GM G Body Models | eBay
This kit includes black zinc bolts and silver zinc lock nuts. These are the correct exact to NOS bolts that were used on your car from the factory. They are the correct size, shape and color plated for a concourse restoration.ebay.us
I strongly suggest you look into what chrome plating does to the metallurgy of steel, a process called hydrogen embrittlement. It drastically weakens the strength of the metal, something you REALLY don’t want on load bearing suspension fasteners.
Donovan beat me to it. I was just going to say, "Don't chrome those!" Degrease them and paint/powdercoat them the color you want if you like, but I concur, think twice about chroming them. You could bright zinc the bolts and clear over the zinc and that might add some shine and longevity to the zinc brightness. There's other options.
They say they're "plated" on the ad, but they're simply surface converted/coated (black oxide and zinc) which doesn't affect their strength.
In the name of safety, I'd try to get what you want, or close to it, without actually chrome plating them.
They say they're "plated" on the ad, but they're simply surface converted/coated (black oxide and zinc) which doesn't affect their strength.
In the name of safety, I'd try to get what you want, or close to it, without actually chrome plating them.
I was debating about getting my frame hot dipped galvanized. There is a place about 30 minutes from me that does it(although I have not priced it yet). Looking up the process, they do an acid bath beforehand, so would it be a problem with hydrogen embrittlement with that? I mean I've never heard of a problem with it when you have a whole body dipped...
If it's hot dipped, it's usually hot enough to keep out the hydrogen. You should be ok.
I think the main reason they are still in the system is because they were used on the S10s through 2004.
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