Originally Posted by Grigg
Originally Posted by bartamos
...2. Stainless is stronger that Gr 8...
I disagree with that. Some stainless bolts can be but they aren't cheap and you won't find them at the hardware store. I'd assume all stainless to be weak unless you know exactly where they came from and what they are.
There are many different "stainless" alloys.

Grigg

I agree, stainless is actually soft stuff, some is resistive to machining not because of hardness but because of the grain structure. You can easily dent most stainless steels, especially the more difficult to machine stuff. To buy a good bolt made of it would be very costly.

Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks.
Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.


As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins