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is this the aluminum or steel rock krawler hd tierod

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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 09:36 PM
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Default is this the aluminum or steel rock krawler hd tierod
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 10:30 PM
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Is this a trick question?
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 01:38 AM
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For your sake I hope steel
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 04:24 AM
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What does is weigh?
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 05:39 AM
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You should be able to tell by the weight between solid aluminum and solid steel.
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 05:40 AM
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What do the ends look like? Did they make the steel tie rod with the new ends?
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 06:48 AM
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How about a magnet test...
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If you have an aluminum tie rod, throw it away. Better yet, recycle it for a few bucks and buy a steel one. That's the last thing I would trust my loved ones lives to. Put a magnet up to it. If it sticks, it's steel.
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 06:53 AM
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There is no mistaking the aluminum one. Steel is solid and the moment you pick up the aluminum and it feels like it has the weight of a 12 ounce can of soda, you know then which is which.
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by GoldenRubi
If you have an aluminum tie rod, throw it away. Better yet, recycle it for a few bucks and buy a steel one. That's the last thing I would trust my loved ones lives to. Put a magnet up to it. If it sticks, it's steel.
Yeah that 7075 aluminum is pretty much soda can.......
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