hope pro 11 freehub body

[ne]

so my freehub has been jamming when using granny gears resulting in me standing hard on the pedals and almost jumping over the bars a few times. stripped the hub last night and discovered that all the 'teeth' on the freehub body that the cassette slide over are mashed due to the frequent locking up and subsequent force through the freehub. ive also discovered that the wheel bearings are grinding and locking up slightly as rotation slows. so rather than fix one fault and hope for the best ibe decided to get new bearings for the hub and a complete new freehub body. my question though is, there are two different freehub bodies - alloy or steel. both same price but steel is twice the weight. im guessing i have alloy on at the mo by the way it has mashed itself but which would be a better replacement? i dont want to put an expensive alloy one on if the cassette is going to mash it quickly. i would rather put a steel one on (if it is a lot stronger) and live with the extra weight. does anyone have any views? or am i being fussy and should just flip a coin? i would rather go for the lighter alloy but only if it will last. the hub is 7 years old and never had any maintenance so i think i'll be ok whichever i choose.
cheers
sorry about the length of post
ne

[Rupert]

I had exactly the same problem on both bikes. The alloy ones will chew up almost immediately but steel a great improvement. Don't really notice the weight difference

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[ne]

cheers rupert. thought that might be the case. i suppose i cant worry too much about 80g or so when the bike aint the lightest and nor is the rider! steel it is then i think.