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View Poll Results: Aluminum Hardware Failure
Axle 2 11.11%
Chassis 1 5.56%
Link @ Axle 2 11.11%
Link @ Chassis 1 5.56%
Other 2 11.11%
None 11 61.11%
Shock @ Axle 1 5.56%
Shock @ Chassis 1 5.56%
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Old 11-30-2012, 05:24 PM   #1
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Default Aluminum Hardware Durability

For the guys running aluminum hardware, what failures if any have you had?

I'm not including a shock option in the pole. Mounting shocks to aluminum just seems silly to me.

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Old 11-30-2012, 09:54 PM   #2
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I have had very little failure using aluminum on shock mounts....
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Old 12-01-2012, 11:16 AM   #3
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I have had very little failure using aluminum on shock mounts....
Are you using aluminum at the axle and chassis
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Old 12-21-2012, 09:13 PM   #4
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Bump, more votes please
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Old 12-21-2012, 09:34 PM   #5
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I've used aluminum at both ends of the shock axle and hoops with no damages or breaks at all.

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Old 12-21-2012, 11:10 PM   #6
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I am curious about using aluminum in wheel hubs.
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Old 12-22-2012, 12:25 AM   #7
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I am curious about using aluminum in wheel hubs.
Almost everyone that I've seen that used Al hardware on their crawlers uses them for the hubs... never heard of anyone have issues with them
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Old 12-22-2012, 03:20 AM   #8
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I have had very little failure using aluminum on shock mounts....
Same here.
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Old 12-22-2012, 03:31 PM   #9
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I use al. hardware in my shocks, wheels, wheel hubs, steering components, axle cases.. Everywhere! And not a single failure yet
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Old 12-22-2012, 04:39 PM   #10
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just in the midst of swapping over to all aluminum hardware on my new ride. Now it came with some and the only thing i can see is the socket head/buttonhead gets a little sloppy from torquing with a driver other then that they are pretty strong will get you more info as time goes by on my truck.
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