Where to find Grade 8 bolts.

[thenuge876]

I need to get some bolts for my engine stand, I was just wondering if they would sell them at local hardware stores and such (not necessarily home depot i know they dont have them there) or if I'd have to order them from somewhere...

Edit: I was hoping not to have to order a bolt kit from somewhere and pay for shipping along with the cost of bolts.

[Performin Norman]

My local Ace/Westlake hardware store sells them. I just got some for my engine stands not too long ago.

[Steel2686]

I bought some last year at a local marina. I needed a couple for a pulley system I built in my shed. A friend of mine who owns a boat told me to try the marina. Sure enough.

[thenuge876]

Well I called the Ace around me and they said they sell them so I'll probably go to them. No marinas around here....i wish though, i love being out on the water. Anyways going to go pick up my LT1 for a rebuild Saturday (don't worry Ill post some pictures) and my Dad hadn't had a chanc eto look for them yet so I need to pick some up first before i got to get it on the stand.

I'll post the pics when I get em!

[Jeff_in_Atl]

NAPA has them.

[darkz711]

I need to get some bolts for my engine stand, I was just wondering if they would sell them at local hardware stores and such (not necessarily home depot i know they dont have them there) or if I'd have to order them from somewhere...

Edit: I was hoping not to have to order a bolt kit from somewhere and pay for shipping along with the cost of bolts.

I got some grade 8 bolts at Lowes

[Injuneer]

You can find them at many auto parts stores and hardware stores, but it sort of hit or miss. Out local Home Depot has never kept their bolt bins stocked, and the local Pep Boys chain store just got rid of the nut and bolt bins because it was too hard to keep them organized and stocked (and I think a lot of them just disappeared into people's pockets, because they were too cheap to pay 25-cents for what they needed ).

For online stuff, try McMaster-Carr. We use them all the time for commercial work, and they have a huge stock of obscure items. Good thing is their local distribution center is about 15-minutes from my house. When dealing with a source that supplies commercial users, you have a better chance of avoiding counterfeit bolts... and that is a huge problem.

http://www.mcmaster.com/