To maintain a reputation for "zero defects", ensure optimum quality control, and produce fasteners of exceptionally high quality, ARP controls all aspects of the manufacturing process, performing all operations in-house where they can be closely monitored. This distributor stud kit is a fine example of how ARP takes extraordinary steps to produce the very finest products of their kind on the market today. The distributor stud is one of the most critical fasteners in any engine, yet it is often overlooked so, to keep your timing locked in place, ARP offers this premium grade stud. It is manufactured from black oxide finished chrome moly steel, is equipped with vibration-resistant J-form threads, and features a special bullet nose to help guide the nut into place without crossthreading. The kit comes complete with a compact 12-point style nut and washer.