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Offline asskickinpeanuts

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brakes
« on: August 12, 2009, 02:06:02 AM »
Info/correct me if wrong.  I bought some used wheels w/o brake disks and won on epray brake disks (a spare set of wheels for snow tires! :yikes:).  The price of bolts from Suzuki on Bike Bandit.  8mm-1.25x33 bolts are listed at about $3/ea for a total of $45!  Instead, I bought 25 class 10.9 8mm-1.25x40 bolts from McMaster-Carr for $14, including shipping.  Bolt heads look like there is plenty of clearance.  Plus, the rear wheel bolt hole fully engages the bolt shank (33mm appears to be the right length for the front, meaning there is some bolt sticking out in the front wheel in the hub, if this makes sense).  So the fronts are a little long (thus some xtra unsprung weight) but the price is right, and probably an upgrade from OEM, right?  (Plus, if I order from McMaster by 10AM, it arrives the next day).
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