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Old February 5th, 2013, 08:30 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by smokinsingle View Post
I drilled and tapped the steer stops in the bottom triple for adjust-ability and less distance from lock to lock last night......
Reason?

The bracket is not weaker for forward braking, but it is for backward braking.

No, the welded part is not weaker because the hole; it acts like a column between the two sides in contact with the bracket.

Columns fail by buckling first.
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