I don't see anywhere I have made a recommendation for your case either way. I will tell you this. If I were in your place, I would use the rod bolts again so quick, I wouldn't have time to think about it. How's that for a recommendation? lol
I'd have to agree. SBM rods are pretty beefy, have taken a set, and have had the big ends redone with quality rod bolts, then run for 3,000 miles. Just don't blame RRR or I if a rod scatters causing an expensive mess...