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Old 12-10-2022, 03:16 PM   #86
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Originally Posted by norcalpb View Post
True, but who knows if a riv nut is strong enough to support the forces of a chassis brace haha.







I noticed that last night too...obviously making it much more expensive of an endeavor.



What are these center bolts used for on the older gen car?



Going to depend a bit on the direction of force applied to the brace and fastener size. If you can get full torque on an 8mm fastener with a rivnut, it's probably going to have enough clamping force for most braces. Won't know till you try. I'd avoid the socket in a socket style rivnuts, they don't seem as strong in my experience with them.
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