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Old 03-05-2015, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by scythe23
These are made with a high strength grade 5 titanium. They are much stronger than the crappy Chinese steel that the kit uses. Sheer strength is 80,000 PSI. So they will hold up much better than the stock axles and weigh half as much, also since the weight is being removed from the furthest end of the drivetrain it has a bigger effect that a weight loss and the center.
Would it be benificial to add the weight back to the center of the chassis and still benefit from less sprung weight?

Hope I worded that right.
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