Shock Hardware

911s55 · 04-19-2007, 05:20 PM

For '71 911: Do new rear Bilstein HDs come with lower bolts and washers?

tonythetarga · 04-19-2007, 05:30 PM

Negative. You should be able to find new ones at a local hardware store with the correct pitch. I found them locally for about 6 bucks each vs 12 ea OEM.

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randywebb · 04-19-2007, 07:39 PM

check to be sure they are not a high-strength bolt...

Danny_Ocean · 04-19-2007, 08:22 PM

Why would you not want a high-strength bolt for shock mounting?

randywebb · 04-19-2007, 09:02 PM

sorry - I meant to check and see if the originals are high-strength -- if so, then get that, not a hardware store one

Danny_Ocean · 04-19-2007, 09:06 PM

I concur. Grade 5 ~ Grade 8 SAE (not sure what the equivalent metric grades would be).

tonythetarga · 04-20-2007, 03:33 AM

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Originally posted by Danny_Ocean
I concur. Grade 5 ~ Grade 8 SAE (not sure what the equivalent metric grades would be).

agreed. Grade 8 bolts WERE available at my local hardware store but obviously you can get them wherever you want.

randywebb · 04-20-2007, 11:25 AM

the rough eql. to a US Grade 8 is 10.9 or 12.9

I saw a chart recently but couldn't find it again when I went to post it. could prob. pull one up on Google.