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Re: Monobolt rivets on FRC applications

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
We use 1/4" rivets for the main chassis, where the load will be for crashes etc. We use 1/8" rivets everywhere else.
I am curious on the decision to go with 1/8" diameter rivets, is there a reason for going to that size?

It doesn't have much of a weight savings and they are significantly weaker than larger diameters.