Originally Posted by Pacnorthcuda
Originally Posted by cudaman1969
I can’t see where they would be so life threatening, they push the heim joints and they are or could be the weak link. Are the welds good? If not 1/4” steel that would be the only other problem. Basically the Chinese could make them identical to Calverts but pay the guy making them $2.50 to sell them that cheap and still make a tidy profit. The Chinese have good machinery they just don’t have to pay union wages


If the front mount, or the front heim breaks, and the front of the bar drops down, you have an incredibly dangerous scenario. Is that any more likely than a real caltrac setup? I don’t know.


The front eye of spring is still attached in same place, no where to go but bars still being attached on other side would give a dangerous ride. If bubble gum welds be wary. Both heims and tube are in compression, not stretching, solid joints would work fine. The two areas of my concern are the struts on u-bolt plate and the tube in front that pulls down on spring.