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Are higher grade bolts more brittle?
Howdy,
I recently purchased some (metric) bolts to attach a receiver hitch to my Jeep. While the factory doesn't specify the grade, the nuts they go into have a six (or possibly a 60) on them. I didn't purchase the bolts from the stealership, because they want $11.00 (eleven dollars) *per* bolt, so I bought them from Fastenal instead. When I bought the bolts, I got them in a grade 10.9 (metric). Earlier today, I came across a discussion on a Jeep forum where someone alluded to their belief that higher grade bolts would be too "brittle" for this application. Personally, I think I'm going to be just fine, but I know someone here will have something more substantial than my gut feeling. So, do you think I should order some different bolts, or will I likely be just fine with the ones I already have?. Thanks, Jon |
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