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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI
If there were a dent in the Bay Bridge do you think they would allow vehicles to traverse it? Or would it be still "completely intact?"
Just because it's underneath the car does not make it "OK" for it to be bashed up. That piece needs to be replaced. The visual damage doesn't even tell the half of it if they actually placed the entire ~1400 lb rear weight of the car upon that one point. |
Captain Melodrama! (I like you buddy, but I have to play devil's advocate here)
All that brace does is counter forces that act along its length. If you think the minor dent in it is going to compromise its ability to withstand those forces, you're crazy! Maybe it's 5% weaker, but that's a realistically insignificant value. The Z performs well, but it's not fighter jet. This kind of minor stuff just isn't worth fretting over. Using the reasoning presented here, I better replace my tie-rods because the surface corrosion on them means they're worthless and will fail suddenly now.