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Bolt Strength Grades (SAE and Metric)

How to read a bolt head: SAE grades 2, 5 and 8, metric 4.6 to 12.9, and which one belongs on a suspension or an engine.

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Pin is a standard automotive bolt-grade chart. Do not put a lower-grade bolt in a critical spot than the part calls for.

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