Author Topic: Nuts and Bolts for Front Strut Brace help  (Read 1038 times)

Offline haf1zur

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Nuts and Bolts for Front Strut Brace help
« on: 23 January 2010, 12:27 »
Hi

Bought a strut brace for the front for my mk3 off a forum member

Anyone know where i can get the correct bolts and rivnuts from? or even what size they should be?

Any markings on the bolts would be of help

Thanks

Offline axewielder

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Re: Nuts and Bolts for Front Strut Brace help
« Reply #1 on: 23 January 2010, 17:30 »
id get them off rs componants but other car places do them, more race oriented generally, 8.8 bolts should be fine, dont know much about how strong rivnuts would be of wether ud be better off with just bolting it through although it is more effort

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Re: Nuts and Bolts for Front Strut Brace help
« Reply #2 on: 25 January 2010, 06:38 »
thanks

i'll see how much room i have underneath and take it from there i guess

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Re: Nuts and Bolts for Front Strut Brace help
« Reply #3 on: 25 January 2010, 09:20 »
8.8 strength bolts will be fine for a strut brace...so will Rivnuts - but getting them set can be a pain without the tool - Memfast make a good tool for setting them, but it probably not worth buying to fit 6/8 Rivnuts for a strut brace...maybe easier drilling the strut tops?
M8 are porobably a safe bet.

There is plenty of room if you have coilovers...not sure there's too much room to drill and bolt through without removing the front suspension if you don't.

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