Head studs or bolts where to get them?

[bmo37]

I need some new head studs or bolts but it seems arp is a fricken ripoff charging over 100 dollars for the studs or bolts does anyone else know where i can get them or another brand for cheapier. I hate to spend more head studs/bolts than i did on my entire fellpro gasket set.

 

[nitrousED]

studs cost like $85 from summit

 

[408stroker5.0]

ARP Only... Stay away from anything else.

 

[Smeckel]

Don't mean to hijack but im looking for them too. Would I be better off with studs or bolts?

 

[9150ho]

im not sure about strength wise between the studs and bolts, but you get more accurate torque readings with studs. i know most high high horsepower heads use studs. at least from what ive seen.

 

[TheUser]

the good thing about studs is that you can reuse them like 5 times...bolts, i believe, are not supposed to be re-used. My ARP's were around $100 I believe, but I didn't get them from summit, I got them from the local speed shop, which gets things around the same prices as summit - some cheaper, some higher

 

[TIMMY2734]

arp head studs/bolts can be used more than 5 times. They will probably last for every motor you want to build. As long as they arent streched, theyd be fine.

 

[bmo37]

i bit the bullet and ordered some arps for summit, just insane the cost i mean come on its a piece of threaded steel

 

[nitrousED]

lol,it is a big difference in price between bolt and studs

 

[battyice]

cheap head bolts

Believe it or not, you can get decent quality head bolts right from NAPA. I used a set on an '85 GT and had no problems. When I bought them the entire set was around $40.