On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Larry Alofs wrote: > The only ones that have to be metric are the ones that > thread into the head. For the rest, I get 5/16" at Home Depot. You > might find metric SS at someplace like West Marine. I have sometimes found metric stainless steel hardware at True Value and Ace hardware stores. When possible I like to keep all the hardware on a car the same system (metric or SAE) to minimize the number of sockets I have to carry!
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