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Pirate4x4.Com > General Tech > General 4x4 Discussion > spring perch studs, what grade bolts to use instead?? PDA : spring perch studs, what grade bolts to use instead?? RockReadyXJ 05-30-2002, 05:49 PM this is on a SOA YJ with a dodge D44 HD and d60 rear. Once i got the waggy springs and shims on the stock studs coming out of the passenger side spring perch were to short. A friend of mine just replaced his with some grade 8 bolts but i think that the studs that came stock are a higher grade than that. would some grade 8's at 3 inches long with 1 1/4 inches of thread contact in the housing be strong enough, or should i track down something stronger? i searched and found how on chevys some people grind and drill into the cast part to fit a u bolt but i can't see that working on my dodge one, i think the diff cover is to close. any ideas are appreciated thanks Peabody 05-30-2002, 10:42 PM Grade 8 and check them every so often RockReadyXJ 05-31-2002, 05:54 AM cool, well i already have some grade 8's for it so i guess i'll give it a shot. thanks and if anyone thinks different please chime in. thanks DRM 05-31-2002, 06:07 AM Seems to me I see an awful lot of those studs break on the trail... Aggro 05-31-2002, 06:23 AM Originally posted by DRM Seems to me I see an awful lot of those studs break on the trail... When's the last time you were wheelin'?:D DRM 05-31-2002, 06:30 AM Originally posted by Aggro When's the last time you were wheelin'?:D As a driver? been about 8 or 9 months... As a passenger? 3 times last month :p In the last 8 years? More times than I can count :p:p:p