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Originally Posted by DanielDudley

You should be able to walk into just about any decent local parts store and get the right size studs without having to trim them.

Hah! Good luck with that. These days, they (almost) all use a computer to find the application. Most computers won't list a "same thing but +.5 inch" option. Studs not as simple as just going in and thinking, "hmm, this 20mm long 3mm fine thread bolt isn't long enough, so I'll buy a 25mm long 3mm fine thread bolt instead."

You've got to get the right diameter for the shoulder so it fits, plus length, plus thread diameter and pitch. Finding that at most parts places will be a pain. At the very least, they'll have to go to the books, and that's if they still have books.

If you go that route, your best bet would be to find something like the old NAPA, hopefully that still has an old timer hanging around that will have a clue.