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Alan Roehrich · 04-05-2010, 07:09 AM

Drooze,
Be aware that most rod companies do not offer "bolt upgrades" on their budget I beam rods for a reason. And it isn't to keep the cost down.

They basic bolts in premium rods to keep the cost down, and then they offer upgrades for those.

There's not much sense in putting a $150 set of premium bolts in a set of $250 budget I beam rods, because the bolt is way stronger than the rod. And then you'll probably need to spend another $100 or so to resize them.

And Billy is correct, it might not be just you, your dad, and your wallets that you are hurting here. In many ways.

04-05-2010, 07:09 AM	#1
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,118 Likes: 1,573 Liked 1,837 Times in 417 Posts	Re: DP #24 Engine failure.... Drooze, Be aware that most rod companies do not offer "bolt upgrades" on their budget I beam rods for a reason. And it isn't to keep the cost down. They basic bolts in premium rods to keep the cost down, and then they offer upgrades for those. There's not much sense in putting a $150 set of premium bolts in a set of $250 budget I beam rods, because the bolt is way stronger than the rod. And then you'll probably need to spend another $100 or so to resize them. And Billy is correct, it might not be just you, your dad, and your wallets that you are hurting here. In many ways. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S Last edited by Alan Roehrich; 04-05-2010 at 07:58 AM.