Re: [DML] Modified Trailing Arms For 1/2" Bolts

["Matthew" <drivestainless@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.industrialchassisinc.com/Web-blog/?p=622


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Martin Gutkowski" <martin@...> wrote:
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> Tensile strength is only part of the story, you have to be careful with ductility, aka "brittleness" and in general with steel the higher the tensile strength, the more brittle it becomes. A suspension component should have a degree of ductility, but not to the point of fatigue or elastic limit. The torque spec for the TABs is far lower than would normally be applied to such a bolt.
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> Martin
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