Originally Posted by
ShawnI installed a Cusco FSTB per ~Knuckleduster~'s thread in this same section. However, the installation of the Cusco brace made my OEM strut mount bolts too short.
Only a half or so of the threads would engage on the stud.
This situation was deemed "OK" by many, no issues after many miles with the Cusco bar and the OEM studs.
However, I wanted the issue fixed, and fixed correctly. Originally Posted by
STRATTON 
next time just use nylon headed nuts. problem solved fast all for a buck and change.
stratton.
Rich, as carefully as you have modified your vehicles, I am surprised you are advocating a
half-assed "good enough" bull-shit non-solution to a very real issue.
1) Would
any automobile manufacturer come out with a top-hat that had only half the threads engaging
from the factory?
2) Would you be happy if you bought expensive aftermarket mounts (Tein, Cusco, GC, whomever....) and the supplied studs were so short that only half the threads engaged?
3) Would a professional Racing Team (Formula One, NASCAR, Top Fuel, whatever....) deem it OK that half the threads engaged on
any parts being bolted-together on their vehicle?
If in those three (3) scenarios
the engineers (or Crew Chief) would make damn sure the bolts or studs were long enough, then why is it acceptable to have studs/bolts too short to engage all the threads when we are modifying our vehicles?
It is that simple.
Shawn B
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