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Old 05-19-2020, 08:15 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Lawrie View Post
Gary, what if you used the 21a rods,
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Hi Lawrie, I would surmise due to the difference in the beam widths on the Scat (.790") and the OEM type rods (.710") you'd have more room with the OEM's?

The Scat rods are reasonably "straight" along the beams from top to bottom while the OEM's are tapered some. The area of contact at the bottom of the bores is about where the sizes are written on the beams?

Thanks, Gary in N.Y.

P.S. Here's a shot of both rods comparing the actual beam widths, you can see there would some slightly add'l room with the OEM's.
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