Is a 1x8 weaker than a 2x4? Depends on how you lay it. I think if they are both on the vertical plane, the 1x8 is stronger.
We had a discussion like this back when I was investing all my time hot rodding a z28. The issue was around which sway bar was better: hollow or round. As the engineering types pointed out the core of the sway bar had little or nothing to contribute to eliminating sway since there was no movement there anyways. That makes sense, but I can't see how a hollow tube is stronger than a solid one when both are the same external diameter and both are made of the same material.
In any case, my machinist assures me that this solid 1.25 will not bend. We'll see, I guess.
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