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Originally Posted by Sccabrz192
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.
which top plate are you using?
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The factory recommended OEM crash bolts are also 14mm if I recall correctly. I'm not an engineer, but if Subaru engineers recommend using it, then I won't be arguing.
If it helps, the bottom bolt doesn't have any play, and I think that bolt takes more punishment than the top bolt.
I'm using the top plates that were included in the Eibach R2 coilovers.