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Old 07-16-2010, 09:36 AM   #6
Frank The Plumber
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Default Re: New "32 Ford" Parts...Where does it end?

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Originally Posted by Pete View Post
Ductile iron?????
I don't think any racing association will allow that.
I sure would not trust my life and all the others on the road to cast iron running gear parts.
And yes I know they have been making hot rod axles like that for a long time and YES some have broken.
Pete, Ford econoline vans have been using ductile iron years as the central component to their front suspension, all of the watermains in most major cities are ductile iron, ductile is vibration resistant and is many times, stronger than a straight steel cast part. Frank
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