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MDcrawler72 · 01-08-2009, 05:56 PM

Looking to swap over most of my fastners on my Axial based comp rig and wanted to know if Aluminum Fastners can take the abuse? I also wanted to know if anyone uses nylon lock nuts instead of the normal metal lock nuts?

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onefstsnake · 01-08-2009, 06:06 PM

Nyloc seems to hold up to repeated use alot better and wont loosen up under vibration.

What grade aluminum hardware? I would think it would hold up to light use pretty well. Such as the hardware that holds the axle halves together.
But why not go with steel?

01-08-2009, 05:56 PM	#1
MDcrawler72 Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 861	Aluminum Fastners = Strong Enough? Looking to swap over most of my fastners on my Axial based comp rig and wanted to know if Aluminum Fastners can take the abuse? I also wanted to know if anyone uses nylon lock nuts instead of the normal metal lock nuts? Thanks

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01-08-2009, 06:06 PM	#2
onefstsnake Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Va Posts: 244	Nyloc seems to hold up to repeated use alot better and wont loosen up under vibration. What grade aluminum hardware? I would think it would hold up to light use pretty well. Such as the hardware that holds the axle halves together. But why not go with steel?

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