DirtyComanche

I didn't even know it existed.

I don't like that kit. But you'd be hard pressed to find something I do like. As said, the bushings are the axle end of the big arm should be heims. Or something else with a hard body (minimal deflection). Also, in that case the track bar should use something harder than rubber/poly bushings. And, they went all silly and laser'd their log in everything. I wouldn't buy something like that. Why introduce a weakness into the design? Bent arms are also not a great idea, IMHO. On the big arm they could have made it a non-issue by having the bend a bit farther forward, where the arm 'splits'. Track bar looks too weak, IMHO. Although it might be comparable to others out there. Which are also too weak. Track bar bracket looks weak. Looks like it comes with garbage shocks.

I'd suspect that you could brush the POR liner on... But, you might want to talk to them about that ahead of time. Also, you can often rent a compressor for a minimal fee ($40) that will get the job done. Or see if you have friends with one that like beer, or whatever. I lend mine out often enough.

Looks like it's a pretty good deal at $180 including the gun.

Okay, obviously I suck at ordering parts or something. I had a box of stuff from polyperformance that I had ordered at the same time as the above brackets. I took everything out and looked at it and it all looked good. That was yesterday. Today I went to put it all away as I don't need most of it yet. But something was bugging me. Normally they thread the jam nuts and tube adapters onto the shanks of the rod ends for shipping. They didn't this time. Hmm. All the JJs are LH thread. All the adapters and nuts are RH. They are ALL supposed to be RH. Invoice says RH, and I know I did because they called me back to make sure I actually wanted all RH when I ordered it. Sweet. So they're sending me RH JJs and a pre-payed shipping label to send back the LH ones. They were friendly and apologetic about the problem, but one way or another it's a PITA/waste of time. Hopefully I don't sound like a chronic complainer. :shake:

So, I gave Ballistic Fab a phone call. Short hold period, explained my concerns... He said they had a bad run and some of the stuff go shipped that shouldn't have. Which I'd interpret as that I wasn't the first to complain, so hopefully they're checking things a little more carefully now. Apparently I have a new bracket on the way. So, I'd say the did a good job of fixing this - however it will still cost me money as part of the shipping always comes up collect when going cross boarder. And I lose time one way or another. We'll see when it gets here.

I will be talking to them on the phone tomorrow to see what they say. I am not happy that they would send this crap out in the first place, but I like to give everyone a fair chance. I will post who it is later... Regardless of the actual outcome of my chat, just then when I post who it is I can post how they rectified my issues (if they do). Fair? To me it is, IMHO this stuff should never have left their shop.

Be careful you guys, and I hope you have insurance to cover any damages.

I'm planning to raise a little hell, but I'm probably SOL as who I bought them from has a policy of no returns after 60 days. I ordered them the last time I was in town, over 2 months ago, and didn't see them until today as I hadn't been back until Saturday. Either way, unless they were nice and agreed to cover all shipping costs, it wouldn't make sense for me to send them back. Also, if they go back, that halts my progress, I don't know how much longer I'll be here, but probably only until Saturday (it takes at least 5 days to get anything shipped here). That is my unique plight as a result of my living and working arrangements. And they're link brackets. So yeah, they're structural. I think most people who'd be install them would notice the defects in short order, and as much as I'd like to make a big deal about it the part that is cracked actually isn't that important. That said, it would be full on hacktackery to run them as-is. It's just poor workmanship coupled with either an entire lack of pride, or zero quality control. Thoroughly unimpressive.

Apparently this is considered to be 'acceptable'. I beg to differ: Bracket #1, cracks in 4 locations: Image Not Found #1, the two cracks on the other side: Image Not Found Close-up of one of the largest cracks, which penetrates 100% of the thickness: Image Not Found Crack on bracket #2 Image Not Found And some NA companies wonder why people buy chinese junk. Well, the chinese junk might be junk, but at least I wouldn't pay a high price for it... I will grind the cracks out, weld them up and grind them smooth; but I have to ask why that should be necessary with something that is laser cut and CNC bent and purchased with the intention that there would be no BS required.

Meh, I thought the thread had some value to it. There was a legitimate enough question for the last post. It didn't seem like it was doing a death spiral either, despite having all the potential to. It's okay, I'm over it already.

I think Islam is the largest religion in the world even if you DO include those Christians. Without a doubt, Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. However, that's a topic for a different discussion, which also doesn't belong on a Jeep forum. It's not officially considered as the largest, as of now, but yes, I'll agree, we might as well avoid the topic. It was just an off-handed rhetoric to something posted earlier.

White Anglo Saxon Protestant.

"Mutually exclusive" means if it is one, it cannot be the other. The one excludes the other, and the other excludes the one. If Christianity and Creationism are mutually exclusive, then if you are a Christian you cannot be a creationist, and if you are a creationist you cannot be a Christian. Not sure, but I don't think that's what you meant. Whoops. You're right. That is not what I meant. I figured out what you meant by reading the other posts... I can't comment on the actual questions (as it is meant to read), but I do have to say... There is a lot of 'Christians' in my part of the world that will have nothing to do with Creationism. They do not read the bible and seek a literal interpretation of what is in it, but accept (if you wish) that it is a book that was complied and adapted from other literature and it features the limited scientific knowledge of the time. Thus, they ignore a large portion of it on the basis that (the feel) it was mostly just filler material to bridge the gaps of understanding in a different time. Generally, they believe in God, attend church occasionally or somewhat often, and will try to live their lives loosely around some of the more important teachings in the book. I'd say they're like 'Diet Pepsi' of Christianity, the taste and colour without a lot of the other junk. Most of them will never ask your views on God, or press theirs. They might make an occasional reference, but that's about it. And if asked about Creationism they simply state they think it's a wash, and often change the subject (unless they then decide they'd like to explain the entirety of their beliefs). If you don't include these 'Christians' in the assessment of it being the largest religion in the world, Islam would most likely be the largest. As it is, I think it's fairly debatable. If asked, I often state I'm a 'WASP', despite the fact that I don't fit the bill of being a Christian at all, however I am from a family that is/was and still identify with those that are.

I find it odd that such a topic is perceived as being likely to build animosity. I think I made my own views clear in there, and I would hope that nobody would think any different of me ELSEWHERE on this forum as a result of that. I certainly won't for any of those who are of the exact opposite thinking of myself, for I was certain that plenty on this forum were of that persuasion before the topic was started. :dunno:

But where did the aliens come from? How much does it cost to join the Church of Scientology?

Okay, what do the 'None of the Above'ers believe in?

You don't think a tractor could kill you? It's a ford. It'll never run, or move, or do much anything but rust and leak... So, should be pretty safe providing you stay away from the sharp edges. Oh, umm, the fuel economy on the van seems pretty dismal.

You're trying to prove a negative... The statement that it is 'impossible' is based on what? You state that it had to be 'prefect' to get us to where we are. Well, it could have been perfect, no? Can we prove that it couldn't be perfect? For 99~% of scientists, no, we can't prove that it couldn't, as we just can't prove a negative. We can call it VERY unlikely, but never 'impossible'. If it did not happen how is had... We would be somewhere else. Life may not have ever germinated, in whatever freak occurrence it was that created that initial spark. Or it could be the extreme opposite, beings with capabilities only heard of in science fiction. The time-line of life is full of unlikely occurrences, but we can't know what would have happened had those events not occurred in the order or way that they did. We can theorize, or make logical deductions, and a lot of them lead to the conclusions that if 'X' event had not occurred, life would not have made it. Perhaps so, we can't know how many other places in the near infinite (or perhaps infinite) vastness of the universe had similar circumstances, and things did not 'go the right way'. We don't know if we're [earth] the only life... But we do know that there is potential that we are not alone. We can also reasonably assume that that if we are not alone, 'they' may well be nothing like us. Anyways, as most would assume, I believe in evolution. I was not brought up to know anything else. Creationism, intelligent design, etc, we're only introduced to me later in life. Obviously I can't accept them as valid theories, although I can read the associated texts and accept them for what they are; and the thought that certain states/counties/etc school boards were either not teaching evolution, or providing the creationism/intelligent design as 'alternate theories' in the classroom, makes me chuckle. It scares me too, but that's another story.

If it's really bad... Well, check out my XJ build in the project section. Anything can be fixed if you're crazy.

July 31st, 2005 That was a while ago. It's out of the 'Houston, we have a forum' thread, I think the board had been around under a month at that point? Oh yeah, I had to search using the actual search feature, Via control panel only took me back to 2008.

For what? The last time I use an oscilloscope... Well, let's just say I'm glad the AC systems on the helicopters (that do actually have them) are basically bomb-proof. I can't think of a time that I've needed one for automotive use. Nor for household use. Best way to check for hall effect cam and crank sensors, voltage spike on coils, injectors etc. The more you play with them, the more uses you find for them. Hmm, hadn't thought of half of that... Would probably be a good thing to have when snooping for a miss. The footprint of the machine is a little large still.

For what? The last time I use an oscilloscope... Well, let's just say I'm glad the AC systems on the helicopters (that do actually have them) are basically bomb-proof. I can't think of a time that I've needed one for automotive use. Nor for household use.

Anyone who thinks an auto is boring... If you adjust other parts of your driving 'style' it won't be. I can be just as terrified driving an auto as driving a stick. Anyways, auto for the rocks and technical stuff. No stalling, let the converter work instead of burning the clutch, instant power and a power shifts for on-demand wheel speed. It's also probably better for mud, but I don't swing that way. Just try comparing shift times from a stock auto to a sloppy old SM465... A stick is fine for most everything else. Tooling around town, mild trails, etc. Reliability is a tossup. I think an AW4 will easily outlive an AX-15 (at least for total mileage), if anybody cares what I think. However, the auto will be more susceptible to contamination of fluid. But, throw water in your gear oil and see how long the stick actually lasts; or jam mud in your clutch for the instant lose. Stick will allow for bump starting. Automatic, no so much. Modern automatics need electrical jazz, but so do modern engines (moot, it's all going to pile up anyways).

However, the other 'upgrades' don't exactly add to the value.