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Old 10-23-2021   #3
Paul Workman
 
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Default Re: C-Beam Plates - Do I Want Them?

Yes! I highly recommend them.

And, being a steel plate, the force is spread across a much wider area and with a little BLUE LockTite on the surface too, there will be pretty much zero chance of the "cold flow" that aluminum will do under extreme pressure - causing loosening. (Otherwise, the C-beam holes get wallowed out as the aluminum beam shifts around under stress.)

And, as mentioned, beam plates (from Bill) capture the nuts so you don't need to get a wrench (or fat hands, in my case) up in there with a wrench to hold the nuts. The plates make removal and re-installation afriggin BREEZE!

Worth every penny, IMO.
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