Re: Wishbone question
This a guess on my part but just thinking about how the wish bone was fabricated originally.
The wish bone is a weldment consisting of several forged details. The main tubes appear to be rolled and seam welded along their axis. All the components were probably placed into a fixture and then welded. The end result would produce some level of stressing within the assembly. This could cause a small amount of noticible distortion once the assembly was removed from it's fixture. Post heat treatment would reduce the welding stresses and minimize the distortion. This last step requires additional time which I am certain Ford did not want to add to the cost to manufacture.
If you are able to assemble using strapping I would not be concerned.
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