TPI bolts
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Melting Slicks
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From: cyberspace NY
TPI bolts
I see stainless allen bolt kits. OEM Torx. Does anyone make a hex head kit?
I just don't like allen due to rounding. Torx are actually better in that regard.
I'd rather do hex head, if they make a stainless kit, but I've never seen a kit. Do they exist ???
I just don't like allen due to rounding. Torx are actually better in that regard.
I'd rather do hex head, if they make a stainless kit, but I've never seen a kit. Do they exist ???
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Poughkeepsie, NY
You can try Bolt Depot and assemble a set.
I have the Allen bolt set and never had an issue with rounding. With a ball end wrench I find the Allen bolts are more easily accessible. Especially the ones under the plenum. A little piece of masking tape on the end of the ball and they lock on. The only downside to the stainless is if you drop one, there not magnetic and retrieving it can be a challenge.
I have the Allen bolt set and never had an issue with rounding. With a ball end wrench I find the Allen bolts are more easily accessible. Especially the ones under the plenum. A little piece of masking tape on the end of the ball and they lock on. The only downside to the stainless is if you drop one, there not magnetic and retrieving it can be a challenge.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2025
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I recall a couple of those bolts are a tight clearance near the runner tubes. Are you sure the hex head + plus socket would get the clearance? The torque on these isn't particularly high so I didn't have a problem with rounding. I did have a problem with the last person who worked on it putting the different sizes in the wrong locations though!
