I think I had the deal of the century i bought a wrecked 2002 gmc 2500 rear slammed frame damage only 46500 miles for $550 dollars yanked the 6.0l and the 4l80-e out and sold the rest for guess how much $550 dollars yes broke even.Does anybody know what metric bolt( i have the size) to use to put engine on stand do they make a grade type for metric boltsor do they use different system. Thanks for any information. sorry havent posted profile

 

holy **** thats some luck

 

it's a 8mm bolt i believe....i have my 6.0 on a stand right now......i don't remember the pitch though....i wanna say 2.5 or something like that.....

 

8 on 1.25?

 

Same size and pitch as the threaded holes in the front of your heads. 10mm with a 1.50 pitch. Whatever the standard pitch is. I'm pretty sure it's 1.50. Make sure they are long enough to go through the engine stand and into the block at least 3/4". Mine were 10mm X 1.50 pitch X 75mm length. Depends on your stand though. Put a flat washer on the back of the head for good measure. I was told grade 8 bolts by my stands instructions but I think most metric bolts are already strong enough to handle the weight. BTW, go to a hardware store. Lowes doesn't carry **** in metric.

 

my lowes has all kinds of metric, but my hardware store has automotive grade stuff :p

 

Mine had about 5 drawers worth of metric but it was all fine pitch. They had an entire aisle of standard

 

Thanks alot for info really save time went crazy trying to find a grade 8 metric bolt there is no such thing.

 

In metric bolts a 10.9 stamped on the head is the equivalent of a grade 8.

 

I got 8.8, hope its good enough