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Originally Posted by DylanJZA
the bolts are indeed either zinc or cadmium plated, except for the sway bar endlinks which will rust, but I didn't paint bolts I painted the machined surfaces (flat areas underneath the bolts/nuts).
I'm gonna do the fronts too, maybe this weekend.
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Painted surfaces have different coefficient of friction, so bolt torque must be changed to have same clamping force. If you maintain the torque, check often.
If those are areas that are exposed to heating (excessive) or paint chemical is poor, this also can affect torque whenever paint starts loosing it’s adhesion to the machined surface.
It is a good rust prevention, just demand a little bit of maintenance.