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Originally Posted by JWL
Rivets are NOT stronger than bolts. However, properly installed rivets can be crushed tightly into non-precision holes which tends to reduce movement or "working" at the joint. A very desirable circumstance for a crossmember attachment.
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True. Another way of looking at this is, rivets are made from Low Carbon (soft) steel. Rivets are designed and strategically placed to allow the riveted members to flex. Their used to be a field of Heavy Engineering that dealt with rivets, their size, application, layout and spacing, sadly all that knowledge is gone now.