oliver rod bolts

i'll be reuseing my oliver rods but i wondered if i should replace the bolts? they've been out four times i know.they look fine but looken at them dont do any good does it.lol.do you check them by how much they stretch or what?they have oliver and arp 064 on the head,if it matters.thanks all

As long as they have'nt been overtorqued they should be fine

i talked to oliver when i was getting ready to order mine- your supose to check for stretch on bolts and if in dought replace for $400 dollars its not worth it not to just my opinion

If you dont have the original length, it is just a guess.

dfree383 wrote:Did you keep track of the stretch?

no,i just retorqued them to the same #.i dont remember what that was but i'm thinken that oliver told me to go 5 over every time it was retorqued.

badnotch wrote:i talked to oliver when i was getting ready to order mine- your supose to check for stretch on bolts and if in dought replace for $400 dollars its not worth it not to just my opinion

dam,400$ bolts...........that makes a new set of rods look like a better deal.

thats what them l-19 bolts cost - maybe cheaper from someone you know

badnotch wrote:thats what them l-19 bolts cost - maybe cheaper from someone you know

i dont know what they cost,just thinken 400$for bolts makes a 1200$ set of rods look like a better deal.they'd probly cost more with the bolts your talken about.

i hear ya its all about the mighty dollar - but them olivers will last for ever

badnotch wrote:i hear ya its all about the mighty dollar - but them olivers will last for ever

mine have been good to me so i'd like to be good to them too,thats why i asked about the bolts.

i would ask oliver or someone more qualified charlie or other guys on here

If the bolts are not over tq'ed they will last a long time. The standard bolts that I've seen have WSB on the head...they are made by ARP. There are 2 or 3 bolt upgrades available. L-19 bolts are not available in these rods.

lem arnt the L-19 bolts the best you can buy ? why dont they offer them in the olivers ?

badnotch wrote:lem arnt the L-19 bolts the best you can buy ? why dont they offer them in the olivers ?

they damn sure dont like moisture.

badnotch wrote:lem arnt the L-19 bolts the best you can buy ? why dont they offer them in the olivers ?

Like Fabio said...issues with moister/hydrogen embrittlement.
L19 is not a super high dollar bolt.....new rods from Eagle can be had with the 2000 or L19 for the same $s.
The superman bolts [260,000 psi].....Custom Age 625 Plus and ARP 3.5 are the ones that cost $500 or $700 for replacement bolts.

i know the bolt's can be upgraded but at what point is it overkill?these have been fine for 75-7800rpm.it's not a 2500hp deal so id think what came in the rods would work fine,they have been anyway.thanks