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Old 15th April 2012, 10:27 AM
MarkB MarkB is offline
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Originally Posted by robo View Post
I would be horrified if my wishbones broke before it ripped the chassis brackets off that piece of 1.6mm wall thickness box section. I would rather believe that the wishbones were not properly made or welded

Bob
Shows how much you understand cars then!!!
For exmaple: Alloys are used over steel wheels as they break so they don't damage the suspension. And wishbones as TK points out are sacrificial. Better to damage a wheel and a wishbone than wreck a whole chassis.
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