Originally Posted by Katana200sx
if studs are not meant to bottom out, why do the AEBS and greddy have a "dowel" tip that touches the bottom?
if studs are not meant to bottom out, why do the AEBS and greddy have a "dowel" tip that touches the bottom?
The short answer is: Because they assume the people installing them will know not to bottom them out, but they'd like to have as much thread as possible in the block. ARP makes sure you won't bottom them out, and decided less thread in the block was a good trade-off.