by LatelyLux on Sun, 06 Jan 2019 7:08 +0000
I'm know I'm a bit late here, but some info for anyone searching this topic.
I spent over 20 years in earthworks/roadworks/rail construction, testing and supervision. In that time I used many alloy and a few steel trays. Yes the alloy trays can become rattly, but that can be fixed with a little foam/rubber. But they are TOUGH. We put them through absolute hell. Throwing sample buckets weighing around 40kg and more onto them day in day out, and loading them with up to 2 tonne of rock sample with a front end loader (yes illegal but was done in quarries so no public road driving). And the tracks and construction sites were that rough they made most of the corrugations I've driven through the NT and Western QLD feel like a nicely graded gravel road!!
So don't rule them out because someone says they're not as strong as steel. They're so close that anything you're likely to damage them with will damage a steel one. Oh, and they don't rust either.
(Future) 2019 Hilux SR5 Dual Cab - Decked out for touring
(Current) 105 Series Landcruiser
(Previous) 2006 V6 Hilux SR Dual Cab - 2" lift, Bullbar, Sliders, Canopy, Rack, Rear Bar, Custom Extractors, F/R Diff Locks, 33" tyres