You are exactly right I have heated and bent lots of suspension and steering components when building street rods and it doesn't faze me/us in the least, but you need to let them cool naturally, quencing them will crystalize the metal.
Chuck
I'm sure you got away with it Chuck, but that is probably only because you haven't yet found the failure point in a case-hardened steel suspension part that has been annealed in this way. I wouldn't trust it in a steet or competition-driven vehicle.
Funny how you were cautioning me me about towing advice a couple months ago and now the shoe is on the other foot! :lol: