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Strut braces #1336925 22/04/2012 16:10 22/04/2012 16:10
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 820 Trowbridge,Wiltshire jon13 OP Enjoying the ride
jon13 OP Enjoying the ride Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 820 Trowbridge,Wiltshire	As above, I've noticed that 'SPARCO' braces have 1 anchor point at each end and i've seen others with 3 at each end.Does it make a difference at all? Any recommendations or are they all the same with a different name? Thanks in advance.. Jon

Re: Strut braces [Re: jon13] #1336993 22/04/2012 20:37 22/04/2012 20:37
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,386 Staffordshire Nigel Forum veteran
Nigel Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,386 Staffordshire	In my opinion, the single-point fixing is no better or worse than the multi-point fixing. All of the force on the brace is tension and compression - there is no twisting force, so there's no need for more than one fixing at each end

Re: Strut braces [Re: jon13] #1337064 22/04/2012 23:29 22/04/2012 23:29
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Nobby Unregistered N	Indeed. Otherwise surely the 'adjuster' nuts would keep undoing themselves

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