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Originally Posted by DampRobot
Rivets are rigid enough to hold drivetrains together, no problem, just as you said. We riveted (and didn't weld) parts of our drivetrain together this year and the year before. After the rivets were installed, the drive was quite rigid. However, I definitely noticed a significant amount of play before the rivets were installed. I do wish I had taken more care to make sure the drive was square, as rivets aren't perfect for locating frame members together. A bellypan certainly would have helped with getting everything square before the rivets were installed.
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Some of our riveted assemblies are sort of self squaring (nice bellypan, etc...) but the ones that aren't we roughly jig together, as if it were a weldament.
Not saying either method is a better fit universally for all teams, just adding more data to the discussion.