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It's likely a combination of using lighter(thin wall), more flexible pins and pin towers that flex with them. Newer forgings and especially the FSR version goes a long way towards solving this issue using shorter pins in conjunction with a considerably more advanced pin tower reinforcement design.
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Old 09-28-2012, 11:21 AM
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