replacing rod bolts

It's not the pressing. It's the torquing. Steel does have a certain fatigue life. So replacing them does make sense, and I always go better, not more stock ones. But any change, even in brand of stock type bolt, will not load the rod cap the sae. The bore distorts, and the bearing is compromised. Sometimes guys do this without knowing and have it work. I've never seen it, but I'm sure someone has. I'm also sure I would rather run copper-worn bearings in factory high miles rod bolts before running a new bearing an new bolt without resizing.