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Originally Posted by regular guy
It turns out, the factory rod bolts actually have more clamping force than the ARP-2000 or APR-625 rod bolts. The ARP's are better bolts, but still clamp less than factory. As a result, the ARP's do deform the rod big end bore as you expect, but not because it's too much clamping force, but in this case because it's too little. I will start a new thread soon with all of the measurements and graphs for rod bolts.
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So, is there an installation difference with ARP studs, or something else recommended?