Mike,
instead of trying to find 9/16 grade 8 studs in the length you need, go to a
nut and bolt store and buy thier minimum length ( should be about 3 feet) of
grade B-7 9/16 allthread which is equivelant to a grade 8 bolt and cut it to
the lengths you need at home. If you need a hex on the thread to tighten it
with, just double or triple nut it in the middle with some loctite on the
threads. Also, never mix different grades of hardware! Always use the same
grade bolts, nuts, flat washers, and lockwashers together or else all the
stress at the joint will be transfered into the weaker of the components and
cause premature failure. Especially on suspension parts! If you do find the
correct original studs they are probably grade 8 so be sure you have grade 8
nuts and washers to go with them.
Also, 9/16 is not a particularly rare thread. just because graingers
doesn't have it doesn't mean it's hard to find. Any nut and bolt store should
have a vast assortment af 9/16NC and NF fasteners and allthread in all
grades.
Hope this helps,
Dustin
clllsls@aol.com
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