Originally Posted by vw addict
dosen't matter how thick they are. There are too many factors to worry about. Do you have a degree in stress anylasis or structural engineering? Didn't think so, leave the parts alone.
Hey...it's not without discussion. Dminor has given me points that will help in design.
C'mon...do you play with your shocks outside the design parameters? -with frames\loads on tubes\welds.
When's the last time I said I busted? I bust bolts..eh?
Weight =no spring.
Waiting 'till spring. Dig?
I'm gonna do whatever I do on a chromo frame -sorry, it'll get trashed too fast if Alu.
The weight\strength issue underlies
everything.
Other stuff is welding a disc mount to the rigid fork and removing the old bosses.
Don't wait for photo's...be a while.