Race car hardware , Phoenix, AZ

[Henrik]

Hi!
I'm visiting Phoenix Arizona (Peoria) on a business trip in august and thought that i would stock up on some hardware since you have metric and standard i the US and we have metric and non standard here in Europe
Is there any recommendation for a good hardware or race shop in the Phoenix area that have a good stock on UNF/UNC cap and hex bolts, K-Nuts, and AN-bolts and washers?
Does Home Depot have a good assortment of basic UNF/UNC

/Henrik

[Extreme1]

Hi!
I'm visiting Phoenix Arizona (Peoria) on a business trip in august and thought that i would stock up on some hardware since you have metric and standard i the US and we have metric and non standard here in Europe
Is there any recommendation for a good hardware or race shop in the Phoenix area that have a good stock on UNF/UNC cap and hex bolts, K-Nuts, and AN-bolts and washers?
Does Home Depot have a good assortment of basic UNF/UNC

/Henrik

Yes, Home Depot has a good selection of Grade 8 bolts, stop nuts and washers. They also have flange bolts. However, it depends on how well they are stocked and how well that area is maintained by the employees. They are in cardboard slide out trays in the nut/bolt section of the store.

Also look at a Lowe’s, they have the same setup.

For the AN stuff, find an aircraft supply house.

[CGOffroad]

McFadden Dale Industrial Hardware is close around the airport if you are in that area
4647 S 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85040

There are also various Ace Hardware stores around town that carry a surprising amount of metric and SAE. I can put Ace Hardware in the map function of an iPhone and it will pop up the ones that are close by. I assume other phone manufacturers work the same way. If you are toward the north end of town this Ace is usually well stocked due to 3 offroad buggy manufacturers in the area
13811 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85032

There is also a hardware store that is on the east side of Glendale that local racers tell me is well stocked with metric nuts/bolts. I haven't been to this one because the two I have listed above are closer and usually have whatever I need. I can't remember the name of this place, but I will ask local racers as this may end up being the closest place to Peoria.

[J Leonard]

Order online from US supplier and have shipped to hotel?

[jrh3]

Copper state nut and bolt, Six points hardware have stock.
Aircraft Spruce, Wicks aircraft have AN hardware but are out of town.
Highly recommend getting AN hardware
I would not recommend Home Depot

[Jim Edmonds]

McFadden Dale Industrial Hardware is close around the airport if you are in that area
4647 S 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85040 I only buy hardware that counts at McFadden Dale.

A couple of years back I bought 50 stainless 10-32 bolts at Ace. 1/4 of them sheared in half during installation.

YMMV

Jim Edmonds
Phoenix, AZ

[BLS]

Grade 8 at lowes/hd will likely be available only as coarse thread, and made in china. I would not trust the G8 stuff at all.

Figure out what you want to purchase, order it and have it shipped to be held for you where you are going.

Aircraft Spruce consistently has a good stock and good prices on all the AN hardware: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/
Also Pegasus is reasonable for the AN stuff: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/

For grade 8 try McMaster-Carr as they have US made hardware: https://www.mcmaster.com/
Click on the product details and it show the country of origin. I don't know if all the grade 8 is US, so check

[Steve Demeter]

Carroll Smith said to avoid Grade 8 like the plague

Brittle and QC is poor compared to AN.

[Rick Iverson]

Carroll Smith: “They don’t put Grade 8 bolts on airplanes, why would you put them on a race car.”

Carroll Smith said to avoid Grade 8 like the plague

Brittle and QC is poor compared to AN.

[DanW]

Carroll Smith: “They don’t put Grade 8 bolts on airplanes, why would you put them on a race car.”

Commercial grade fasteners are no longer made in the US, mostly Korea (KS) on the bolt head, China and India. There is no QC for any of it, just like the days of Carroll's "Prepare to Win" book in the '70s. AN fasteners are manufactured to spec and certification papers from most suppliers are available if you want to pay for them.

[SteveG]

I just found a new place today for mil-spec stuff. I was looking for a specific MS21250 bolt and appropriate washers and found them in stock at https://military-fasteners.com/
They ship internationally.

More pricey than Aircraft Spruce and Pegasus on AN stuff but they have stock.

Steve

[Rick Kirchner]

Might look around Tucson. Short drive from Phx, large concentration of military contractors.

[chris harrison]

Old time surplus hardware dealer you will be very close to.
Marks Bolts Nuts Surplus
a great source for assorted hardware
https://marksbolts.com
website is not much but they have an incredible inventory of hardware, you can stroll the aisles and pick through the bins.
Bring some measuring tools. Not very much AN hardware left, but i think you will find it a great resource