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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:14 AM
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okay i have a 3in lift on my 1990 cherokee i keep breaking bolts that bolt the bar to my axle im using grade eight bolts with it too i was wondering if it time for an ajustable one or what should i do. thanks
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:41 AM
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3" lift yea thats were I'd start putting a adjustable track bar on.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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try the a trackbar relocate write up
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Old May 31, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Grade 8 is too much.
Use Grade 5.

The harder the bolt more prone it is to simply SNAPPING.
A Grade 5 will "give" but retain its integrity.

I have heard of some organizations that frown on Gr8 on recovery points because of the snapping. In fact someone mentioned that on this forum in a "tow-hook" thread.

Try switching out to Grade 5 hardware first, since this seems to be the main problem.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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Here is someting I found on bolts.

where I worked we used grade 8 bolts on all tow hooks and pintle hook installs.

http://www.rockcrawler.com/techrepor...ners/index.asp
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