Eye bolts for harnesses - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

I just finished installing a 6 pt rollbar and harnesses and have a question about the eye bolts I'm using (for quick disconnect type snap ins). It seems when screwing them in to the stock belt locations they are a little wobbly until they are tight, and one that I was tightening (with a screwdriver through the eye - maybe a little too much torque) spun on me. But when I put the stock bolt back in it still snugged down very tight. So it seems that the diameter of the eye bolts is a little smaller than the stock bolts and the threads seem a little finer too when looking at them. Anyway I wrote the guy I got them from (soloracer.com - local) and he says they are the same ones used by Bell, G-force, etc, they are all the same, and has never had a complaint, except Porsche guys have to use some kind of adapter with them(?). I assume most serious folks here are using regular bolt ins and not snap ins/eye bolts, but does anyone using eye bolts know of some that fit better? I can get these fairly tight, but clearly they are not the same bolt as stock-
Thanks - don't know why I'm worried, its only the seatbelt (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
Pat

SSTAT View Member Profile	Aug 24 2004, 05:35 AM Post #1
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 545 Joined: 19-June 04 From: Zanesville, Ohio Member No.: 369	I just finished installing a 6 pt rollbar and harnesses and have a question about the eye bolts I'm using (for quick disconnect type snap ins). It seems when screwing them in to the stock belt locations they are a little wobbly until they are tight, and one that I was tightening (with a screwdriver through the eye - maybe a little too much torque) spun on me. But when I put the stock bolt back in it still snugged down very tight. So it seems that the diameter of the eye bolts is a little smaller than the stock bolts and the threads seem a little finer too when looking at them. Anyway I wrote the guy I got them from (soloracer.com - local) and he says they are the same ones used by Bell, G-force, etc, they are all the same, and has never had a complaint, except Porsche guys have to use some kind of adapter with them(?). I assume most serious folks here are using regular bolt ins and not snap ins/eye bolts, but does anyone using eye bolts know of some that fit better? I can get these fairly tight, but clearly they are not the same bolt as stock- Thanks - don't know why I'm worried, its only the seatbelt (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Pat

NataSS Inc View Member Profile	Aug 25 2004, 04:53 PM Post #2
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 827 Joined: 30-December 03 From: Bellevue WA Member No.: 73	QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Aug 24 2004, 09:41 PM) I usually thread them through.....and tighten them.....and then use BIG washers and a nut on the back side....thus the stock threads don't do much... I did what he did. The proper eye bolts for these are non existant. When I went through tech. at the PE130 we went round and round about this. I used the eye bolts for the inner most belts but was force to use a grade 8 metric bolt on the outer most belts because there is no way to put a backing nut on the eye bolt for those without removing a rocker panel. If anyone knows where to get the RIGHT metric eye bolts PLEASE let me know.