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Old 05-13-2014, 11:23 PM   #11 (permalink)
mikeyjd
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Originally Posted by Istas View Post
Body panels and front bumper are not subjected to 800+ rpm and are (somewhat) insulated from the shock of road bumps by the suspension, but I will take this as encouragement too. And thank you very much!
i find that they do stretch, but mostly just marginally enough to notice that they aren't quite as tight. I will leave a 1/4 inch tail next time so I can tighten them after a few thousand miles. I haven't had 1 tie break in about 10k miles though.

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