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Rocker arm help

Posted By: moparderek

Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 07:04 PM

Hey guys I'm building a street strip 440 and I've run into a bit of a snag. My plan was to use Crane 1.6 iron rockers, but for obvious reasons I can no longer get them. So my question is' are their any affordable and reliable rockers out there?
Posted By: Chris2581

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 07:06 PM

Crane is back in business with a full product line.
Posted By: AndyF

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 07:07 PM

Lots of rocker arm choices out there. Are you just not aware of them or do you not like any of the choices and want something different?
Posted By: 70AARcuda

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 07:22 PM

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Crane is back in business with a full product line.




I was trying to find a set of crane pushrods 69690 and no one has them...maybe they have not gotten to the mopar stuff yet...LOL
Posted By: moparderek

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 08:24 PM

I'm just not big on the aluminum stuff. I want it to last. I want to know what you guys have had good experiences with. I'm runing a mild solid and I just need something simple and durable. And I checked the crane cams site, they were bought out by s&s motorcycles and are only producing bike parts and ignition components.
Posted By: Bob_Coomer

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 08:43 PM

Nothing wrong with aluminum rockers. All high end rockers are aluminum, and take the abuse of well over a thousand lbs or pressure fully open.
Saying this not all rockers are made equal.
A street and strip 440 however doesn't need a set of $1000 rockers IMO.
Try to pick a part based on your package that will do they job cost the less, without a compromise in durability is my philosophy. But try to think about future upgrades. It doesnt save you money when two years from now you decide to run a stout flat tappet, or even a solid roller. I set of the Ductile rockers like crane and isky is fine for even a moderate sized flat tappet. Make sure you run these bushed rockers with a chrome hard rocker shaft..Id look at mancini racing for those.
For a entry level aluminum rocker I would look at the Hughes rockers, or a set of the Indy (Dove) Rockers. Those Dove rockers are pretty well priced and some have luck running a solid roller with them.
They are easy to find as take off's, when people upgrade. They are in the Race parts for sale section about every month. and usually in the $250-$400 range depending on shape and extra's.
Then the Higher end stuff..usually in the $1k and up range..
is the Harland Sharp's, these are a nice rocker arm will fit the bill for about any thing you want to run.
Jesel and T&D Machine.
Posted By: AndyF

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 09:57 PM

RAS, Comp, Isky, Crane, PRW all have steel rocker arms. Isky and Crane you might have to find used. There might be some other choices out there that I don't recall at the moment.
Posted By: Chris2581

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 10:01 PM

Crane has been posting an ad in National Dragster stating that they are a contengency sponsor with full parts line.
Posted By: 493_DART

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/23/10 10:44 PM

nice set of Harlands in the for sale section...
Posted By: StealthWedge67

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/24/10 05:17 AM

I'll get ripped for this, but what the hey.....
A few years ago I bought a set of ProComp Electronics Steel Rockers. Roller tips, they came with hardened shafts, rocker bodies have bronze bushings, adjuster studs have oiling provisions. They've performed well for me, and were downright cheap. For a high rate roller cam, I'd spend more, but for a street / strip effort with 350 lb's of open pressure or less, I'd buy another set.
Posted By: BSB67

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/24/10 11:30 AM

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I'll get ripped for this, but what the hey.....
A few years ago I bought a set of ProComp Electronics Steel Rockers. Roller tips, they came with hardened shafts, rocker bodies have bronze bushings, adjuster studs have oiling provisions. They've performed well for me, and were downright cheap. For a high rate roller cam, I'd spend more, but for a street / strip effort with 350 lb's of open pressure or less, I'd buy another set.




Ya, your right, I can't resist. You posted this the other day - right?

"One of my rocker studs snapped while snugging down the jamb nut. These Are Pro-Comp rockers with cup-end adjuster studs for ball end pushrods. I'm thinking that if one snapped, I should replace them all. Went to Summit.... Can't find much. Who would have the best deal on these? Also, is there a strength or durability advantage to a ball-end stud / cupped pushrod setup?"

FWIW, I didn't break because of the oil hole.
Posted By: moparderek

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/25/10 12:03 AM

Thanks for the help guys this will really help my decision.
Posted By: 383man

Re: Rocker arm help - 02/25/10 05:16 AM

My buddy had these Isky's that I used on my mild 440. You may get lucky and find a good used set if you shop around. Ron


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