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  1. #1 What exactly are the cradle bolts? 
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    Bolts that hold the cradle on?

    They keep your car bolted together...that is a nice way to put it.
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    they are HUGE. the only HUGE bolts you can see from underneath the front of the car.
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    lol i wouldnt call them HUGE. they are big though. its an M14 x 2.0 pitch x 100 mm for the front and like 80mm long for the back.

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    there is no other big bolts like that in nearly the entire car. id say they are pretty big.
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    actually, the ones that hold the rear lca's to the spindle are m14s but they are 2x as long
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    No matter what they are the BIGGEST and easiest bolts to get out. RTA bolts suck ASS
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    lol
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