[ws6transam]

Check your website, Jason! It's missing!
http://www.unbalancedengineering.com

I'm in the middle of doing the retrofit and when I start bragging, I want to be able to refer them to your website!

Speaking of which,

Wait until you see how this torque arm fit my new Moser 12-bolt. It's LIKE A GLOVE, dude! In fact, I had to use the bastard file to slightly bevel the Moser mounting pads, and recontour the torque arm mounting flanges like we discussed. After that, I tapped it into place with a brass hammer and it very nearly snapped into position. I tightened the four fasteners (That is what Moser uses: No long bolts! Woo hoo!) to 110 ft.lbs and I swear, you can tap the end of the torque arm with a hammer and the axle housing will ring like a bell, it's that rigid.

I'll be sending you the modification templates so that you can duplicate the dimensions to accomodate other future Moser axle assemblies.

Kick ass, I can't wait to try this thing out!

Oh yeah, while I remember: I need more suspension stuff. so BRING ON THE WEBSITE so I can place my order! I need six new rod ends, I should get some more weld-in LCA relocation brackets, and I need swaybar mounts that fit a three-inch axle tube.

--Dan

[bobbylee]

Okay-fine! Let's see what Moser will do about it. If you're lucky you might get a piece that will work this time. I am surprised that Moser didn't just say "tough Sh*t". I learned my lesson several years ago. I had one axle shaft built by Moser. The length was wrong and the bearing surface OD was .001 oversize. When I called them about it I was told that I must have sent them the wrong measurements. Sorry, but I have been doing precision work for over 30 years and Moser is wrong. They offered no correction. I fixed the axle myself up at a friends machine shop.

Next - A local F-body drag racer has a Moser 12 bolt built. He installs it and the thing howls like a cat with its tail caught in a screen door. Moser's response...You must have broken it in wrong. Upon examination by myself and a professional axle builder that I know our conclusion was that it was the absolute worst set up ever seen by man.

Next - A local hot rodder brings me an axle to press the bearings off/on for him. Moser built it originally. Having had experience with their work and pressed many bearings I put the thing in a six inch piece of pipe before pressing. We have a 50 ton press BTW. I already knew what was coming next. The bearing blows up, contained by the pipe. I get to grind the inner race off with an angle grinder, get the bearing surface OD size corrected, and put a new bearing on.

So, I feel I have a right to comment on poor quality. Advertising works wonders to give the impression of being a "good guy." I read a lot of automotive magazines. Moser advertises heavily in roundy-round mags, drag oriented mags, and off-road type stuff. In this case the good guys don't advertise in the same venues, or advertise a lot less. The best 12 bolt built for an F-body is built by Strange. Unless you read the National Dragster or hang with drag racers you won't see their ads. Call Moser and Strange on the phone and listen carefully to the kinds of questions they pose and their responses to your questions. Okay, Moser will tell you they can ship the same week. (the last time I spoke to them, years back) Strange will give you a minimum 3 week ship date and that is in the off season. Currie doesn't advertise in the same areas either. I have had axles and housings built by Currie for several applications. All it takes is one phone call. Most times I just tell them what kind of car I want it to fit and their rep ( the same knowledgeable people keep answering the phone) will tell me he has all the dimensions on file and he'll take care of the rest. When I get my axle, it is perfect. And, it includes a build sheet with the invoice showing all measurements used. Plus, they usually ship in less than a week, and that includes a custom built housing. In this case the good guys don't have to hype the public because they have all the work they can handle by word of mouth.

This post has been edited by bobbylee: Jan 12 2006, 09:02 PM