Re: Rods - Aluminum or Steel

["Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>]

Vacuum
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>
To: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>; "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>;
"land-speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 03:39 PM
Subject: Re: Rods - Aluminum or Steel


> that Aluminum rods fail due to tension loads, usually.
> > Like backing into a corner at Eldora.
>
> Huh?  What's the reference and why does that lead to extraordinary
> tension loads?
> Benn