Subject: RE: Stainless kits
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Feb 9, 2005, 4:11 PM
Post ID: 1718363650
Hi Ted,
Regular stainless bolts are only a bit stronger than Grade 2. So any
area where you want maximum strength use regular cad plated or chrome
plated steel bolts or high strength stainless. I used the high strength
stainless (equal to grade 8) from Totally Stainless for areas like the
rear brake tie rod, axle pinch bolts, fork tube pinch bolts and
shift/brake lever pinch bolts. They cost about 2x as much, but better
safe than sorry. Cheers,
Edward Walton wrote:
Has any of you used a kit? Was woundering if the shear strenght of the soft stainless screws has ever been looked into? Also being from a wet climate has anyone had bad corrosion from the dissimaler metals? Would be hell if you could not get the screws out again or they started shearing off at the most inoperate times!I can see the advantage of no rusting but I do not need to create any more maintinace problems just to make it pretty lookin! What do you think? Ted Share a single photo or an entire slide show right inside your e-mail with MSN Premium: Join now and get the first two months FREE* |
Charlie
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