Hi Dave. The is indeed a very good point. Rick. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote: > > You are forgetting the possability of a rear end collison. In such a > collision the forces leveraging on the seat back with all of the > occupant's weight will put large loads on the front studs, nuts, and > washers trying to pull them through the fiberglass and the rear ones > down through the floor. In a front end collison or a side impact the > forces on the seat are negligable. Using large washers and/or shims > will spread the load out. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "twinenginedmc12" > <twinenginedmc12@xxxx> wrote: > > > > Hello. > > > > Yup, Rob's right. The studs would be more prone to bending in a > > collision using washers to space up the seat. > > > > On the other hand, only the force generated by the chair decelerating > > in the collision would be felt by these studs, so it may be that they > > w > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/