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I'm not bashing Speedway - I do purchase a fair amount of "stuff" from them and have never had a POS yet, even the Chinese crap seems better then some from Taiwan or Indonesia. I just don't use any of those pieces in a stressed or shear situation.

The chroming by a shop that doesn't have a clue on H2 embrittlement would upset me - and I would probably chalk it up to experience (like a pair of $400 each wheels that don't fit over my rear Wilwoods) and use that axle for a door stop.

Dave i see Speedway getting bashed all over but my point is that a lot of the stuff is actually bought in from other companies, for instance the halogen conversion kits are from Vintique and are real garbage but people blame Speedway.
I've had hordes of parts from Speedway over the years and never had any problems but as with any company not everything they sell is great quality, you just have to do your homework.

Originally Posted by IC2

I'm not bashing Speedway - I do purchase a fair amount of "stuff" from them and have never had a POS yet, even the Chinese crap seems better then some from Taiwan or Indonesia. I just don't use any of those pieces in a stressed or shear situation.

The chroming by a shop that doesn't have a clue on H2 embrittlement would upset me - and I would probably chalk it up to experience (like a pair of $400 each wheels that don't fit over my rear Wilwoods) and use that axle for a door stop.

Originally Posted by roadster32

Dave i see Speedway getting bashed all over but my point is that a lot of the stuff is actually bought in from other companies, for instance the halogen conversion kits are from Vintique and are real garbage but people blame Speedway.
I've had hordes of parts from Speedway over the years and never had any problems but as with any company not everything they sell is great quality, you just have to do your homework.

I haven't seen much bashing of Speedway on this side of the Big Pond and since NSRA-UK refuses to let me post for yet unexplained reasons, I don't bother with that site any longer so don't see their complaints. I get both Speedway catalogs, street rod as well as the racing and purchase from each. I do have to say that for most items mechanical, I do prefer Summit if for no other reasons but much faster delivery and better customer service.

Now, back to axles - the Magnum has at least a good website, Super Bell - nada. Then of course, there's Chassis Engineering. I would make a call and see if indeed which, if any were made somewhere besides the Far East. I would also make sure that it was a forged steel rather then a cast piece. Aluminum - pretty and ego soothing, but it might just be too delicate

Most of the Speedway bashing seems to be on the HAMB Dave.

I use Superbell a lot and never seen a problem, On my own project i have a Chassis Engineering and its a very nice forging. On my 32 i have a aluminium Superbell but han't put that many miles on it yet to say although it looks nicely made.

As for the NSRA UK site the changes were made by the former committee who have now been mostly replaced, However i wasn't in favour of limiting non members posts as it is now fairly quiet considering it was once a very busy forum, I'm no longer a moderator there either.

Originally Posted by IC2

I haven't seen much bashing of Speedway on this side of the Big Pond and since NSRA-UK refuses to let me post for yet unexplained reasons, I don't bother with that site any longer so don't see their complaints. I get both Speedway catalogs, street rod as well as the racing and purchase from each. I do have to say that for most items mechanical, I do prefer Summit if for no other reasons but much faster delivery and better customer service.

Now, back to axles - the Magnum has at least a good website, Super Bell - nada. Then of course, there's Chassis Engineering. I would make a call and see if indeed which, if any were made somewhere besides the Far East. I would also make sure that it was a forged steel rather then a cast piece. Aluminum - pretty and ego soothing, but it might just be too delicate