Sorry Rocky, that wasn’t my intention at all.  The bottom line is the bottom line. Aircraft Spruce is where you’ll find something close to what you need. Me? I’d plunk any old bolt in there and continue on. (But then I’ve so overloaded a Hi-Lift that I had to replace the lift pins. We jacked up a house....)

Jim

From: Rocket J Squirrel 
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 8:30 AM
To: Jim Arnott 
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com 
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate tograde?

Hey there Jim,

I appreciate the answer but it feels as though you are lecturing me. Maybe I'm misreading it.