AUSJEEPOFFROAD.COM Jeep News Australia and New Zealand - View Single Post - REVIEW: Runva 11XP Winch
View Single Post
  #18  
Old 19-07-2014
layback40's Avatar
layback40  layback40 is offline
Grumpy Old XJ Dsl Owner
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Northern Victoria
Posts: 13,811
Likes: 4,597
Liked 6,565 Times in 4,348 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dissociative View Post
Just having a go at putting mine on and basically due to the ARB hawse fairlead adaptor, 2 of the 4 supplied M10 8.8 bolts used to attach the winch to the bar aren't long enough. I have 2 slightly longer M10 bolts that came with the bull bar, but they have a "B" stamped on top, not 8.8.

Can anyone tell me if these will be a decent substitute or do I really need to use 8.8 grade bolts?

Cheers
Do you have Coventry Fasteners or The Bolt Bloke over your way? Hardware shops are not the place to go for engineering supplies. Never go down on bolt grade, so 8.8 is the minimum to use.
__________________
98&01XJVMs,06&07KJCRD's,No longer question authority,I annoy it.More effect,less effort.10000Club