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Old 03-14-2012, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick Parker View Post
I have never seen THIS subject addressed: Were the original knockoff's from back in the day steel or aluminum?
I don't know positively, but I'm guessing aluminum.

Reason being that even in those days they were starting to understand the effects of unsprung weight on a suspension system. Since it's about a 3 to 1 ratio between steel and aluminum, I would be surprised if they were steel.
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