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Originally Posted by eckoflyte
From a design pov, how do you feel about using 7075 aluminum ends mated with steel tubing? Any valid concerns of corrosion on the 7075 by itself or galvanic corrosion since its mated to steel chromoly? Im no expert on this btw.
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Originally Posted by robispec
we design race parts if someone were to be concerned for their specific aplication I would say stay with steel rod ends..the aluminum are an option for those willing to make sacrifices to get every ounce/gram off their car.
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It should be okay as long it stays in a dry environment. It isn't as bad as I may have made it out to be. Salt water is what accelerates the process. Robi is from Socal, you are in Australia, whereas I'm from Chicago so the operating environments are completely different. This is why I'm extra nitpicky. Zinc plating the steel and anodizing the aluminum also reduces the electrochemical voltage dramatically.