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Peter D · 09-09-04, 06:54 AM

Good question Simon - I had been told the same old stories originally by various "experts", so I played it safe & all my suspension bolts are HTS & ugly. Those that are visible have a coat of silver engine paint, but they just don't look as good as s/s, and they sure will corrode over time.

When I raised the subject of huge trans-Atlantic yachts using s/s everywhere (and probably having shock loads a few orders of magnitude greater than you would get in a car), the "expert's" response was to shrug their shoulders & point out the few notable yachting failures - conveniently ignoring the thousands of non-failures !

Perhaps Trevor Booth could give us all a steer in the right direction on this ?

Kind Regards,

Peter D.

09-09-04, 06:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Peter D delaneyp Peter D Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia GT40: DRB #27 Posts: 1,230 Rep Power: 20	Re: Stainless suspension bolts ? Good question Simon - I had been told the same old stories originally by various "experts", so I played it safe & all my suspension bolts are HTS & ugly. Those that are visible have a coat of silver engine paint, but they just don't look as good as s/s, and they sure will corrode over time. When I raised the subject of huge trans-Atlantic yachts using s/s everywhere (and probably having shock loads a few orders of magnitude greater than you would get in a car), the "expert's" response was to shrug their shoulders & point out the few notable yachting failures - conveniently ignoring the thousands of non-failures ! Perhaps Trevor Booth could give us all a steer in the right direction on this ? Kind Regards, Peter D.