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Aug 14, 2019 | 01:51 PM

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this thread would be infinately better with pictures

Aug 14, 2019 | 02:00 PM

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I think someone wants a pic of Dallas's nuts after all

Aug 14, 2019 | 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Balrok

Not all alum nuts are made the same, but, The obvious hardness difference of an ARP stud Vs the brittle threads on an alum nut are what steered me away. I launched 2 or 3 of the BC ones in one weekend threading by hand and put open steel ones on that same weekend. Like mentioned the unlike materials are half of the issue unless you get Dallas's unobtainium ones

FYI, I use these.

https://949racing.com/forged-alloy-l...ver-14x15.aspx

Aug 14, 2019 | 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by heel2toe

I think someone wants a pic of Dallas's nuts after all

only if they are titanium

Aug 15, 2019 | 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dallas J

FYI, I use these.

https://949racing.com/forged-alloy-l...ver-14x15.aspx

Hm 949 does make some decent stuff. 7075 is about as strong of an aluminum as you can get (within reason) but I'd still be leery of putting that on a car that sees regular track abuse.