Does alu. parts make for a stronger savage

[viking252]

Hi guys

I am thinking of adding some alu. bulkheads and suspension arms
( possibly new era) to my savage ss.
But are they stronger than the stock plastic?
I want to keep my downtime as short as possible and have the
"perfect" basher:LoL:
Also are the extended tvp any good?? i have read some treads and while some swear to them others dont..me i dislike wheelies
so it might be a way stop doing them..

Anyway any input will as allways be greatly appriciated.

 

[cowboynv]

In theory they are stronger. The issue that I found is that many of the aluminum parts connect to plastic parts. In the subject of a-arms, you end up with a scenario that the a-arms don't snap as easy as the plastic which it's attached to.

Also, keep in mind savage is about as perfect as you can get for abuse. All parts in time fail, the aluminum parts at some point will and it can become pricey. Also, aluminum parts will and do bend.. If you hit anything at certain speeds/angle it fails, even if the aluminum bends and you can bang it back into place it will be weaker than it's original state.

I was on a crusade to make my savage into a metal tank until a friend ran it into a curb, after assessing damage I switched the front back to plastic. At least the plastic breaks absorbing some of the energy from the impact, and sometimes saving other parts.

 

[TRDStreetFighter]

it does...
just stay away from tranny case, aluminum skid plates, radio case,upper A-arms and front/rear bumpers...

those are more for show...

 

[SaVaGeR21]

hey trdstreetfighter, why do you wanna stay away from the aluminum skid plates? what about the ones that bolt dirrectly over the stock plastic ones? and you said stay away from the upper a arms. i thought you should just get those and not the lower a arms. thanks
savager

 

[SkyMaxx]

His logic on not getting the upper a-arms is that they are for show. I have a different take on that. I would steer clear of getting aluminum a-arms at all. If you have to/want to get any...only get the uppers. Yes, they are showy, but you get the strength of the aluminum without the real danger of tanking them.

Lower a-arms are generally more prone to damage due to proximity to ground objects. More likely to take a hit than the uppers.

Bulkheads only if you intend to strap on aluminum towers and a-arms.

Aside from that, the truck is pretty darn tough in it stock form.

As far as aluminum skid plates go, the logic there is that once they bend they lose strength. Every time you have to rebend them takes more out of them. In the end, you waste a lot of time and money for something that is bound to get bent up and never remain as strong as when first installed. Either stick with cost effective stock skids or wait for titanium or spring steel skids to hit the market.

 

[DOGPILE]

I replaces my lower arms with ali only to find out that when you hit something hard enough the ali does not break but it breaks the next weakest thing in line. Have put most of the stock plastic parts back on my truck and i dont seem to break half as many parts anymore so i will stick to the cheap nasty plastic anytime.