[Jim Brierley]

I race these things, and never use the stock bolts, or wire, if a bolt is tight, it will stay tight. For years I used the tin plate and flathead V8 bolts, no problems. On my last engine I used ARP bolts. I also never use Loctite, just oil the threads and torque to 65 lbs.

This is a problem area for performance 4-bangers, so I drill and tap for 2 extra bolts, I've even hard chromed the crank to achieve a tighter fit between the wheel and crank.