What happened to unbalancedengineering.com??, Where's Jason's website? It's GONE!! Options

[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

[robz71lm7]

I can't believe people still buy Moser products. A friend locally went through hell trying to fix one of their 12-bolts.

[CMC #37]

QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Jan 12 2006, 11:08)
I was gonna say....be careful about giving negative evaluations to folks about a vendor, especially online, before they have a chance to fix the mistake.

All good words of wisdom, and that was why I wanted to make sure I publicly reported Moser's fast actions to fix the problem.

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Of course everyone has the right to report their experiences tell and their side of the story - that was not my point to say folks should edit themselves, just to say to give folks a fair shake before going off on them. You live and die by your rep as a business - if you take care of your customers you are rewarded, if not, bear the consequences. That's capitalism! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[jrg77]

So who would be a better choice for a rear end?

Thanks,
Jason

[Crazy Canuck]

So who would be a better choice for a rear end?

Thanks,
Jason

You can always get Strange rear-ends.
I have a mixture of Strange and Moser... Moser axles + casing... center section by Strange.

[steve-d]

Hello Dan,

I have a Moser on my '02. I don't have the Detroit TT and was wondering as to your experience using it. What do you think? I know you can't compare it to the other option, an Eaton diff, but just wanted some FB if you've had a chance to use it yet.

Steve

[CMC #37]

I posted on my experience with the True track----traction light. That's the best way to describe it! Save your money for a better traction device.