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Old 10-17-2009, 03:41 PM
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A grade 8 bolt is stronger in shear and tension than a grade 5.

A 1/2" grade 8 bolt has 5009lbs tension and 4470lbs shear strength...I'm not sure if I'm reading something different than others. http://www.rockcrawler.com/techrepor...ners/index.asp
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