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Old 12-11-2014 | 04:18 PM
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Does anyone else replace button cap screws with cap head screws? I always have bad luck with button head screws stripping out and will replace with cap heads whenever I can.
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Old 12-11-2014 | 04:20 PM
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Cap heads are a much stronger bolt.
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Old 12-11-2014 | 04:29 PM
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I do. I hate stripped screws.
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depending on the location, I do.
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Old 12-11-2014 | 04:43 PM
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depending on the location, I do.
Yea, where I can I will...lower shock mounts, rear shock tower...basically if it doesn't have to sit flush I will. I just wish I could think of something to replacing the flat head or counter sunk screws at the bottom of the chassis
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Same here
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Something that rarely gets touched, no but if it's one I have to remove all the time, absolutely yes.
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+1 on the cap screws where possible
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I use MIP tools... don't need to worry about it.
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I use MIP tools... don't need to worry about it.
Same here.
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They're both cap heads. One is button and the other is socket.
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Originally Posted by skeasor
Does anyone else replace button cap screws with cap head screws? I always have bad luck with button head screws stripping out and will replace with cap heads whenever I can.
I use cap heads whenever possible with a washer under them to spread the load like a button head.
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