Those who have DIY'd rod bearings, what angle tool would you prefer?

[maupineda]

If you stretch the ARP bolt you would not have out of round bores, if you just torque them to the generic value then the bore will not be fully formed. That is why the OE bolts are best, you torque to yield making sure the joint is fully seated, exactly the same result if you follow the stretch method for ARP.

[fattycharged]

If you stretch the ARP bolt you would not have out of round bores, if you just torque them to the generic value then the bore will not be fully formed. That is why the OE bolts are best, you torque to yield making sure the joint is fully seated, exactly the same result if you follow the stretch method for ARP.

is there an issue using the stretch method and space for the tool?

[maupineda]

is there an issue using the stretch method and space for the tool?

There is space. I came across two videos that show that. One was not very good as it was on an engine out, but the other is from a Russian folk doing it in place and he actually showed the roundness of the bore with OE and ARP.

[bavarian3]

there’s actually a vid of shoplifetv using the stretch method as well.