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helomech · 11-23-2007, 07:50 PM

The amount of bolts is kind of irrelevant. As long as the studs are bigger, you can use less of them and still have the same strength. Without knowing they type of material, the thickness, and lots of other variables you can't say that ours is stronger just because we have one extra stud. Even if we only had 4 studs, they would still not be the weakest link in a truck. Those 4 studs would still hold more weight than our trucks are rated for. You really should see what holds the main drive shaft on a bell 206 helicopter. It is 8 1/4 inch studs, and they hold the drive shaft in the transmission. They are holding the m/r drive shaft, head, and rotor blades to the transmission. So they are supporting all of the load of the helicopter.

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helomech Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Latexo, Tx Posts: 5,045 Thanks: 19 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	Re: What's up with the Tundra? The amount of bolts is kind of irrelevant. As long as the studs are bigger, you can use less of them and still have the same strength. Without knowing they type of material, the thickness, and lots of other variables you can't say that ours is stronger just because we have one extra stud. Even if we only had 4 studs, they would still not be the weakest link in a truck. Those 4 studs would still hold more weight than our trucks are rated for. You really should see what holds the main drive shaft on a bell 206 helicopter. It is 8 1/4 inch studs, and they hold the drive shaft in the transmission. They are holding the m/r drive shaft, head, and rotor blades to the transmission. So they are supporting all of the load of the helicopter. Last edited by helomech; 11-23-2007 at 07:54 PM.