Connecting Rods
Ohio Crankshaft manufactures four different lines of connecting rods and is a distributor in other leading brands.
All Ohio Crankshaft rods are magnafluxed before machining. Click to go to the rod line you desire
Aluminum Rods from Ohio Crankshaft
Extreme Duty I-Beam Rods from Ohio Crankshaft
Ohio Crank’s H-Beam Rods – Our Most popular
Ohio Crankshaft Forged Street/Strip Rods
Oliver Rods
Bill Miller Engineering Rods
GRP Connecting Rods
Ohio Crankshaft Aluminum Rods
New CNC Aluminum Rods from Ohio Crankshaft
* All rods use ARP 2000 bolts *
A high quality 7075T6 aluminum rod for the sportsman racer. Designed and dyno-tested in-house. Available in most popular sizes. Come standard with ARP 2000 bolts. * Heat treated * Completely CNC machined * Cap locating dowel rings, no serrations, Brass bearing pin
| Size | Model | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6.385 | BBC | $739.00 |
| 6.535 | BBC | $739.00 |
| 7.100 | BBC | $839.00 |
Ohio Crank Extreme Duty I-Beam Rods
The Ohio Crankshaft I-Beam rod is designed for higher horsepower applications.
* All rods use ARP 2000 bolts *
In particular, nitrous engines. It is designed with extra material in the fork area and uses a longer bolt.
| Part Number | Model | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| E6000 | SBC | 6.000" | $665.00 |
| E6385 | BBC | 6.385" | $715.00 |
| E6535 | BBC | 6.535" | $715.00 |
| E6700 | BBC | 6.700" | $725.00 |
| E6760 | Chrysler | 6.760" | $745.00 |
| E6800 | BBC | 6.800" | $770.00 |
| E7100 | BBC | 7.100" | $795.00 |
Ohio Crank H-Beam Rods
The Ohio Crankshaft H-Beam connecting rod is by far our most popular rod.
* All rods use ARP 2000 bolts *
It is designed for durability, with a little more material around the bolt. They are all 100% machined on all surfaces, stress relieved, and shotpeened. Our shop has both Sunnen and Peterson honing machines, with the latest diamond and vitreous technology.
| Part Number | Model | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| H5700 | SBC | 5.700" | $569.00 |
| H5850 | SBC | 5.850" | $569.00 |
| H5950 | SBC | 5.950" | $575.00 |
| H6000 | SBC | 6.000" | $559.00 |
| H6000SJ | SBC | 6.000" w/small journal | $569.00 |
| H6125 | SBC | 6.125" | $569.00 |
| H6135 | BBC | 6.135" | $579.00 |
| H6200 | SBC | 6.200" | $569.00 |
| H6250 | SBC | 6.250" | $589.00 |
| H6385 | BBC | 6.385" | $579.00 |
| H6535 | BBC | 6.535" | $579.00 |
| H6700 | BBC | 6.700" | $609.00 |
| H6800 | BBC | 6.800" | $639.00 |
| H7100 | BBC | 7.100" | $639.00 |
| H5400 | Ford | 5.400" Ford sizes | $559.00 |
| H6200 | Ford | 6.200" Chev. sizes | $569.00 |
| H6625 | Pontiac | 6.625" | $619.00 |
| H6123 | Chrysler | 6.123" | $569.00 |
| H6760A | Chrysler | 6.760" 440 with 1.094 pin | $619.00 |
| H6760B | Chrysler | 6.760" 440 with .990 pin | $619.00 |
| H6860B | Chrysler | 6.860" Hemi | $619.00 |
Ohio Crankshaft Forged Street/Strip Rods
4340 I-Beam Street and Strip Rods
One of our newest rods, the 4340 street/strip rod is a tremendous seller.
* All rods use ARP 8740 bolts and nuts *
This I-beam construction rod is forged from 4340 (not 5140 as is used in most rods in this price range). The appearance is somewhat similar to OEM rods.
| Part Number | Model | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| I6200B | SBC | 6.200" bushed 2/ 3/8" bolts and nuts | $289.00 |
Oliver I-Beam “Parabolic Beam” Rods
The OLIVER I-beam connecting rod features an exclusive “Parabolic Beam” design that reduces beam stress and delivers the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any connecting rod currently available.
All rods are precision machined using only premium mill certified aircraft quality E4340 chrome moly alloy billets, heat treated to produce a 100% martensite grain structure.
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BME Forged Aluminum Connecting Rods
Bill Miller Engineering is the leading supplier of aluminum rods to the drag racing community. 
Their rods can be found in the dragsters from everybody from Joe Amato to John Force. With an overriding emphasis on quality through testing, inspection and manufacturing process controls, BME has delivered some of the finest rods in the industry for over 30 years.
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GRP Connecting Rods
GRP connecting rods, a world leader in manufacturing billet aluminum and billet titanium connecting rods, is celebrating its 17th year in Denver, Colorado. GRP develops, manufactures, and supplies high quality billet aluminum connecting rods for some of the fastest race engines in the world.
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