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13 xm summit x a arm ?

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ok. a friend of mine bent his lower a arm. i was thinking i could replace the bent piece for him and weld it in. just making sure it's not chromoly?
 

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ok. a friend of mine bent his lower a arm. i was thinking i could replace the bent piece for him and weld it in. just making sure it's not chromoly?

Nope. Definitely not.

Can't see why welding him a new tube would be a bad thing, just don't over do it as far as strength... if anything I'd go down in wall thickness a tad. Making the A arm too strong will cause the impact to do damage to other parts.
 
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