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Re: Grade 8 vs grade 5

To: "Deikis, John" <John.Deikis@med.va.gov>
Subject: Re: Grade 8 vs grade 5
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:46:09 -0400
Cc: "'spridgets@autox.team.net'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>, "'team-thicko@autox.team.net'" <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
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Deikis, John wrote:


> A friend in Ann Arbor who has been building pro race cars for about 100
> years once told me they NEVER use grade 8 bolts in any suspension pieces
> because they are more brittle than grade 5 and not designed to bend under
> shear forces.   

EXACTLY! Stronger is not neccessarily better.
-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ





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