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Old 03-03-2009 | 10:08 PM
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Sprung and got the chrome-moly, but when I opened the box...it feels like 150million pounds! I put the spohn arm,cross member, and D/S loop pieces on my digital scale and it came out to 33.5 lbs. Has anyone else weighed theirs (steel or chrome-moly)? It visually looks like mild steel to me, but how can you tell the dif in mild steel and chrome-moly? Both are magnetic...
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Hello,

The Chrome Moly torque arms are only 2-4lbs lighter then mild steel
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Ok,
Sprung and got the chrome-moly, but when I opened the box...it feels like 150million pounds! I put the spohn arm,cross member, and D/S loop pieces on my digital scale and it came out to 33.5 lbs. Has anyone else weighed theirs (steel or chrome-moly)? It visually looks like mild steel to me, but how can you tell the dif in mild steel and chrome-moly? Both are magnetic...

If the unit is Moly it should be TIG welded (very small type weld) versus MIG welded. If you can take a picture of the weld I can tell you which one it is.....
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Thanks guys!
I figured it out today. Just for future reference, the moly spohn arms have a hole drilled in the 3rd center support of the arm. They are tigged but very large beads, thats why it confused me because it looked like a mig lol. Thanks!



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