I pulled a solid axle out of my project car, guess what?  It was bent!!!
   
  CR

John Vriesinga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  > 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.

JV 


 
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