Posted by David Sherman on Sunday, June 02, 2002 at 7:09PM :
In Reply to: Re: More than you might think posted by Matt Wilson on Sunday, June 02, 2002 at 6:57PM :
You bring up a good point. Nowadays, with everything computer-designed, they use the steel more efficiently so that each part is just strong enough to carry the design stress. I think old trucks are more forgiving of dented or bent parts and of crude modfications and welding and drilling. I don't know if any light trucks are using heat-treated steel, but many heavy trucks do, which means if somebody foolishly welded on it it can be seriously weakened without any obvious sign of it.
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