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Originally Posted by Treeve
And that’s where an engineer comes in with alternatives like push rod suspension, changing the design to be better suited to the loads being carried, changes to the type of shock mounting, changes to the mounting location on the arm (looks like the welds are in tension over bumps which isn’t a great choice.
Definitely a raft of available improvements if engineered correctly. And engineering is very different to fabrication in this sense.
Treeve
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Yes, the welds are under tension, and waiting for failure.
The tube has fractured at the highest stress point, and the weakest after the welding process.
Tubes need to be thicker wall and/or larger diameter.
Gary