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Step-down · 10-12-2017, 06:40 PM

Can this been done. Can I use 8ba head bolts in lieu of 59 head studs .i haven't check bolt for thread length .

JSeery · 10-12-2017, 06:41 PM

Yep.

Step-down · 10-12-2017, 07:22 PM

Thanks

JSeery · 10-12-2017, 07:25 PM

I prefer the studs myself, but others, such as Ol Ron, prefer the bolts.

tubman · 10-12-2017, 07:30 PM

Studs are OK, unless you have to remove your heads someday.

Step-down · 10-12-2017, 07:32 PM

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Bolts · 10-12-2017, 09:54 PM

The way the heads on my engine fit so tight on the studs, I would worry about having trouble getting the bolts to start perfectly and possibly messing up the block threads.
I thought about opening up the holes in the heads a little bit so they wouldn't be so tight. Decided against doing that and just used a rubber mallet to help the heads go down. Could be the studs weren't perfectly straight, don't know.

RalphM · 10-13-2017, 01:17 AM

There was a thread on here recently about opening up the holes on the heads a bit to prevent them being too tight.
I do not recall the exact oversized diameter, but someone may remember and chime in.

10-12-2017, 06:40 PM	#1
Step-down Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hat City (Danbury CT) Posts: 647	59 head studs vs 8ba head bolts Can this been done. Can I use 8ba head bolts in lieu of 59 head studs .i haven't check bolt for thread length . __________________ "I can't cry as long as I know the Lord has risen "

10-12-2017, 06:41 PM	#2
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 59 head studs vs 8ba head bolts Yep.

10-12-2017, 07:22 PM	#3
Step-down Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hat City (Danbury CT) Posts: 647	Re: 59 head studs vs 8ba head bolts Thanks __________________ "I can't cry as long as I know the Lord has risen "

10-12-2017, 07:25 PM	#4
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 59 head studs vs 8ba head bolts I prefer the studs myself, but others, such as Ol Ron, prefer the bolts.

10-12-2017, 07:30 PM	#5
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,303	Re: 59 head studs vs 8ba head bolts Studs are OK, unless you have to remove your heads someday.

10-12-2017, 07:32 PM	#6
Step-down Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hat City (Danbury CT) Posts: 647	Re: 59 head studs vs 8ba head bolts Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have a nice set of 8 ba bolt that's the only reason ..... __________________ "I can't cry as long as I know the Lord has risen "

10-12-2017, 09:54 PM	#7
Bolts Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 585	Re: 59 head studs vs 8ba head bolts The way the heads on my engine fit so tight on the studs, I would worry about having trouble getting the bolts to start perfectly and possibly messing up the block threads. I thought about opening up the holes in the heads a little bit so they wouldn't be so tight. Decided against doing that and just used a rubber mallet to help the heads go down. Could be the studs weren't perfectly straight, don't know. __________________ Nothing wrong with it except for the name on the front. Alex

10-13-2017, 01:17 AM	#8
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: 59 head studs vs 8ba head bolts There was a thread on here recently about opening up the holes on the heads a bit to prevent them being too tight. I do not recall the exact oversized diameter, but someone may remember and chime in.

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