Originally posted by dez:
In response to Cliff's post:
[b]SLR, Just out of curiousity, what makes these any better than the EOE Tie-rods?
Proper material & proper heat treating. To my knowledge, EOE tie rods are made from stainless material. I don't know which grade EOE is using. But I do know that 40 series steel is a government grade aerospace alloy. Stainless is great for polishing.
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EOE: Please state what grade of stainless material you are using. Is its tensile strength 76,000 or 7,600?? Is that a tested EOE tie rod adjuster or the tensile strength of the raw material?
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How many people use stainless bolts?? I do know that 4130 c34, which is what SLR uses for our tie rod adjusters, has a tensile strength of 125,000.
"Are you going to guarantee and warranty unconditionally for life against breakage or bending? "
It sounds like you answered your own question here.
"Because like Todd and Myself have said, parts are going to break. Tie-Rods are going to bend if the CL becomes badly worn and is twisting in the wrong way causing binding of the Tie-Rod Ends."
Cliff, it really depends on the situation. If you run all of SLR's steering components, I have no problem warrantying my steering components against any manufacturing or material flaws. Wear points are wear points on SLR's steering system.
I can't break the parts, so I would love to have a customer test and evaluate my parts. (note: I am not requesting anyone to put themselves in a dangerous situation to try to break my parts).[/b]
Dez, a very good and acceptable response. Like I posted earlier, I would rather not have this thread turn into a pissing contest about who's stuff is better. However, you have made great points about materials. I do not know exact info about the EOE Stuff, so I won't begin to compare with my limited knowledge.
So, now when will we see this new steering setup. While I still have stock components in the front end, I don't want to start the cycle of breaking steering components.
Although, an unconditional guarantee/warranty would be great...
Cliff