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Posted: Sat Jun 20th, 2020 02:14 pm

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JAMMAN
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I think if you put an actual strain gauge in that area you would find that a grade 5 in theory would work.

I've done a little strain and breaking analysis just in seeing how much torque it takes to strip bolts and break them. You would be freaking amazed how much it takes to "shear" a bolt, I don't think a Ranger has the weight to do it, even pulling trailers and hauling loads within specs (which are conservative a lot of us have discovered).

Material and heat treat method has more to do with shear than the "grade" of the bolt. I guarantee you can drill right through those rivets and they never give out.

I'm sure most fabbers with a welder probably throw a bead on there after bolting.

I would trust the bolts myself, if I do try this I will just rely on the bolts. There is more torque on your engine mounts and it is held down with one nut on the frame side.

Just typing out loud!

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