Just finished my third annual and finally changed out the aluminum tube support posts to Sean's new brackets. These are a 100 % improvement. It seemed like every six months or sooner I was checking the bolts for torque as the wheel pant never seem to be as solid as it should. Checking the pant is part of my walk around. Even with lock tight it never held up and the bolts would work loose. Now the pants are more solid than they ever were. I will still check them on my walk around but I bet they will remain solid. Thanks Sean for another great product.