Originally Posted by
bds81175
About the only problem I had with the aluminum U brace is I managed to snap off a ball stud flush with the surface. Its kind of a buggar to get back out. It was flush with the bottom and flush with the top and thread locked in place. Handling wise, I think it was more sensitive to the roll center adjustment I make.
Whenever I run aluminum, such as the U-brace and my STRC knuckles, I use a ball stud that threads all the way out the other side just far enough to grab it with needle nose pliers if the stud ever breaks off flush.