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I'm with you on this one, Jeandr. There is very little tension load on the stem, and a welded steel one is plenty strong enough. The only significant load on the stem is shear load at the bearings and yokes. There was a lot of discussion of using just upper and lower stub stems on the chassis list a while back, and Tony Foale, among others, pointed out how little need there is for much material in the middle part of the stem. Ken
I'm with you on this one, Jeandr. There is very little tension load on the stem, and a welded steel one is plenty strong enough. The only significant load on the stem is shear load at the bearings and yokes. There was a lot of discussion of using just upper and lower stub stems on the chassis list a while back, and Tony Foale, among others, pointed out how little need there is for much material in the middle part of the stem.
Ken
