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Re: We're trying to lose weight...

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Originally Posted by pschre View Post
Aluminum bolts are lighter but more expensive, though my team has never used them.
We have used them in the past on 461, and it does help a bit, but you have to be very careful--they are quite a bit weaker than their steel counterparts, so you want to be careful to only put them in places where the load won't overwhelm them.
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