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What is the size of grade 8 bolts used to lower cars? Only want to go down an inch.
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What is the size of grade 8 bolts used to lower cars? Only want to go down an inch.
Bolts one inch longer will drop the car an inch.
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Bolts one inch longer will drop the car an inch.
Can't imagine driving a vette from the other side. Running the nut out to the end of the stock bolt may give me enough but I wonder if the cotter pin hole will be a weak point.
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Running the nut out to the end of the stock bolt may give me enough but I wonder if the cotter pin hole will be a weak point.
Yes, it WILL be a weak point.
9/16" x 10" should do. I bought 2' of alloy ready rod and made them 11" ,to be sure I had more if I needed it.
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Can't imagine driving a vette from the other side.
The main issue is the right hand side floor is too damn narrow
Now here you go on the wrong side of the road in the RAIN. (they do not melt)



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