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.Very true. Know what you're doing if you sub a metric bolt for an SAE and vice-versa. For example, a 10.9 metric same relative size bolt in SAE Grade 8, the 10.9 is slightly less tensile strength. Not by a lot, however. They do a lot of KPa ratings with metric so you usually have to do a lot of conversion. OR.....you can do like me and just search and mostly find the right bolts via the GM part number. 🙂