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Illusion tower aluminum grade


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I know that whatever grade of AL it is, it is soft. I drilled out the front mounts on mine to install bushings because the prior owner used the wrong bolts (full threaded bolts vs. ones with a shoulder) and the clearance holes in the tower were wallowed (sp?) out to a point that made it loose. When I drilled out the tower to install 5/8" bushings I was very surprised at how easy the hole was to drill. Imagine drilling through a piece of 3/4 in plywood, it is a really soft grade.

-Dave

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Anyone happen to know what grade aluminum the Illusion towers are made from?

It would have to be 6061-T6

( tempered )

Since its aluminum it is still soft - the tempering allows it to recover its shape to a certain extent untill overstressed.

Its the wall thickness that adds the beef.

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as many as they have had break i would say the cheapest you can get grade.

its cast . like pot metal

I've never heard and or seen an illusion tower break, let's see some pictures.

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as many as they have had break i would say the cheapest you can get grade.

its cast . like pot metal

I've never heard and or seen an illusion tower break, let's see some pictures.

I dont have pics but wakeangel might. We were riding with them and we hit some wake from another boat. When we hit the wake it was like a .45 pistol going off in our ear's. We pullled the boat to the bank to find that the tower had broken around the board rack mounts. I believe that wakeangel took pics before taking the boat in for a tower replacement. Local dealer owner was at the river at the time so he got to see it in person min after it happened. He took care of it 100%.

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as many as they have had break i would say the cheapest you can get grade.

its cast . like pot metal

I've never heard and or seen an illusion tower break, let's see some pictures.

I dont have pics but wakeangel might. We were riding with them and we hit some wake from another boat. When we hit the wake it was like a .45 pistol going off in our ear's. We pullled the boat to the bank to find that the tower had broken around the board rack mounts. I believe that wakeangel took pics before taking the boat in for a tower replacement. Local dealer owner was at the river at the time so he got to see it in person min after it happened. He took care of it 100%.

That's the first one I've ever heard of. But, you speak as if there are many.

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