- Joined
- Aug 17, 2007
- Messages
- 5,485
- City
- central ohio
- Vehicle Year
- 2009
- Engine
- 2.5 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Tire Size
- 235/70/16
- My credo
- the grey-t escape
anyone know offhand how close 14mm is to a 9/16" bolt? changed my rear springs yesterday & had to cut 3 of the 4 9/16 bolts that hold the leaf springs to the bushings/hangers. cannot find 9/16 bolts locally, have found some 14mm though, only 2 things, 1-not sure if its close enough to work, and 2- has a hardness of 8.8, idont know what that translates to, is 8.8 metric hardness compareable to a grade 5 or 8? i know where i can get the correct bolts, but if i can get it back on the road today vs 2days from now, it would be better, my loaner vehicle from dad is the '96 bronco, needless to say the 351 likes its fule alot more than my 4.0, even if it is a much nicer ride.