Thank you all for your honest input,
Issue#1 about the knuckle boots ripping, IF YOUR BOOTS SHOW UP AND ARE DAMAGED PLEASE CALL YOU WILL GET ANOTHER SET FOR FREE we will file a claim on fedex and they will come get the package and we will get refunded, all is well OK?
Responces from the other thread on the guy complaining about his 2 1/2 ton brakes
Issue #1 Not press fit studs,
They are Not supposed to press into the rotor they press into the hub which locks them down. and against the backside of the hub.
Issue #2 Plasma cut studs, we used to plasma cut the 25% off the backside with a plasma cutter, now we grind it off, it is only a small portion of the seat surface and does not effect the strenth of the stud on a tension load.
Issue #3 Missing the top of the retaining bolts and leaving the the top of the bolts too long, Shipping mistake. not acceptable. easily fixed.
Issue #4 .016" gap in the caliper support stand. the holes are laser cut and the welds are only there to retain the bolt that holds the caliper in place. They are not rotaional loads on the welds, just a tension weld to support the caliper. notice the bolt is still in the hole and the caliper would bolt on with No problems.
Issue 5: Grade 5 hardware is recommended by Webb Racing (THE DESIGNER OF THE ROTOR) for a rotational load the grade 8 is too brittle.
NOT ONE of these issues are functional, they are all cosmetic and they are a misunderstood product, we did however miss cutting the studs before shipping, AND I will still bet these are on a truck somewhere locking up 52's to the owners delight.
These rotors were designed and manufactured by webb brake company and we assemble them here. There are 50+ Sets on the road this year alone. Where are all these poeple in this thread? SURELY someone has to be here and just not posting OR they ALL dont come here??
Seal checking wheels, If we had enough issues with welds leaking I would figure out a test, we dont have enough. IF they have a leak (rare) if that happens I instruct the customer to put a small smear of silicon the backside,
FYI: All WIRE WHEELS on the road today are sealed with slicone.
M1075 I hesitated telling the whole story and all of you can look it up for yourself, I see 2 posts where he said "ALL OF MY WHEELS HAD TO BE REWELDED" also saw "14 OF THE 24 HAD TO BE REWELDED" I only remember 18 wheels total? Which is it? I see the picture where he posted a wheel with lots of bubbles, is that from the wheel weld or the "finger" we welded in? who knows? installation error or manufacturer defect? Look at the picture again and see the weld he let into the picture, they are tested at 80,000 pounds per square inch!
All I know is this,
CAll: "I need 3 sets of wheels for the dues at a volunteer fire dept, we dont have much money and want to trade tires for double beadlock wheels" "SURE for 90% tread tires ok?" I say
OK I took MONTHS to build the wheels, Like 6+ because they were a "when we get to it" project.
I get back to see the second load of tires only to find a Few 90% mostly 70-80% and a few 60-% OK fine, they will eventually sell for cheap, and its for a volunteer fire dept.
A month later I get a call from a past customer telling me my wheels and tires were on ebay! he wants to make sure I made them, and He buys those instead of ours. (better deal) Then I see M1075 say he sold both sets, Sure am glad I made 3 sets for a volunteer fire dept for three trucks and they didnt have much money.
(nice 10x10 Hemmt)
Because Of M1075's picture (the first) on our website with supersingles we have since sold ALOT of tires and wheels to the Dues community, so it all worked out ok in the end.