Changing DP Studs to Bolts
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Changing DP Studs to Bolts
Hey guys, putting my downpipe back on and had one of the studs come back out on me when I was putting the nut back on.
I'm switching to just a bolt to simplify things but have a quick questions. Does anyone know what length bolt I should be using?? I picked up a M10-1.5 x 40mm but am just worried it might be too long.
Picture shows my stock stud w/nut compared to the bolt I just picked up.
DP Bolt.jpg (77.8 KB)
I'm switching to just a bolt to simplify things but have a quick questions. Does anyone know what length bolt I should be using?? I picked up a M10-1.5 x 40mm but am just worried it might be too long.
Picture shows my stock stud w/nut compared to the bolt I just picked up.
DP Bolt.jpg (77.8 KB)
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Any reason why you want to use bolts? Its going to be much harder to like up the gasket and the larger head will have clearance issues with some downpipes. That also looks like a generic 8.8 class bolt which is much weaker than stock. I use m10x1.5 studs and copper clad top lock nuts from either ATP turbo or clipsandfasteners.com. Both are much cheaper and don't seize like the stock hardware.
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IMO one of the main problems you want to avoid is having to drill out and extract a fastener from the turbo manifold. If one of your bolts sticks and you break it off trying to remove it and have to extract it you won't want to do it again. That's why I run different nuts and shortened studs (shortened so it will fit under the bend) on the DP.
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Hey guys, putting my downpipe back on and had one of the studs come back out on me when I was putting the nut back on.
I'm switching to just a bolt to simplify things but have a quick questions. Does anyone know what length bolt I should be using?? I picked up a M10-1.5 x 40mm but am just worried it might be too long.
Picture shows my stock stud w/nut compared to the bolt I just picked up.
DP Bolt.jpg (77.8 KB)
I'm switching to just a bolt to simplify things but have a quick questions. Does anyone know what length bolt I should be using?? I picked up a M10-1.5 x 40mm but am just worried it might be too long.
Picture shows my stock stud w/nut compared to the bolt I just picked up.
DP Bolt.jpg (77.8 KB)
Not a good idea, as others have noted, for various reasons. The stock studs (or equivalent) are the way to go.
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