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Originally Posted by Dave W
Jim, I ordered mine from Jeg's ( https://www.jegs.com/)as Amazon was 'sold out' of the size I wanted at the time though they may have stock again. Be prepared for sticker shock but IMHO, worth the added bucks for another 30,000# strength over a standard Grade 8. I'm surprised that any brake kit bundler would supply Gr 5 fasteners unless they were trying to save a buck or two on their bottom line. |
Dave - Thanks for the information!
Talked to a fellow today who said he is under the impression that the Montana Legacy recall was due to bolts which were possibly too short and/or that locking nuts or lock washes may not have been used when those units were built up. Like you, I wondered if cost was a factor selecting grade 5 over 8 but this fellow maintained that Kodiak did testing on both grades and found 5, if properly torqued, to be a better choice.
The problem may be in the installation and not the bolt. Hopefully someone who has one of those recalled Montana’s can respond and fill us in.