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Old 05-09-2013, 10:46 AM   #28
DylanFRS
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Originally Posted by Sccabrz192 View Post
My concern is those bolts are smaller diameter than OE in order to offset the holes with the lobe so you are reducing the capability of the bolt in that joint when it comes to bolt shear and clamp load. I'll admit I'm being a little over cautious, but I'm not interesting in taking a chance of shearing off a strut bolt on my 28,000 vehicle because I was trying to get an extra .75 degrees of camber with a $40 dollar fastener. Michigan's roads are particularly what have me worried about it more-so than an autocross or track setting where most places are relatively smooth and your inputs are mostly mid and low frequency inputs.
I was a bit weary about using the OEM crash bolts for the same reason but since they are factory approved I figure they must have a decent safety factor built in even on the smaller bolt.

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which top plate are you using?
I was planning to use these, which are the same as the ASTs according the posts in the thread. But supposedly they maintain stock ride height.

The Whitelines also look nice, here, but they don't say anything about whether or not they maintain stock ride height.
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