Subject	Yes, look here. An extended center section is the solution.
Posted by	Gordo 93TT Daytona on September 02, 2011 at 9:11 AM
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In Reply To	Take a look at this... posted by Jayru on September 02, 2011 at 08:43 AM
Message	My guess is that the ball end link shaft was extended too far and it failed. The ball ends are meant to be links to the structural support members. Extending the threaded rod as little as possible is the key to keeping them safe. _________________________________________________
Follow Ups	I'm not a doctor but I feel like something is wrong here. - tbarnett 23:49:17 09/01/11 What brand was that? (n/m) - FuerGrissa 00:26:20 09/02/11 Powertrix (n/m) - tbarnett 00:55:20 09/02/11 Yikes, thats not good, how many miles were on those? - Z32TT-R 03:04:29 09/02/11 I'd have to check to be sure, but I think about 20k. (n/m) - tbarnett 08:38:37 09/02/11 Curious if they came out of the same factory as these - Gennosuke 06:12:01 09/02/11 looks like a design issue - johnathanbarnes 13:41:10 09/02/11 Not Powertrix adjustable Tension rods - njz 00:30:10 09/02/11 Defective part or poor quality? (n/m) - rojoloco (San Diego) 00:38:30 09/02/11 Yikes, that's a little scary. That'd toss you off the road - schuss 00:43:40 09/02/11 Wow! What are you going to replace them with? (n/m) - Evan(CA) 01:50:09 09/02/11 that's a good question - aliaZ 08:01:21 09/02/11 This prompted me to go to SPL's site, but I am not seeing - jmt-z 09:57:51 09/02/11 try emailing him - aliaZ 10:44:25 09/02/11 Im not in the market to buy, I was just curious. (n/m) - jmt-z 12:12:54 09/02/11 He doesn't carry them anymore as far as I know. - rojoloco (San Diego) 22:50:44 09/02/11 eh...I don't think so - aliaZ 08:40:12 09/03/11 I believe the old SPL's are the same in that area. - rojoloco (San Diego) 10:45:32 09/03/11 after looking at the pictures again - aliaZ 17:10:19 09/03/11 You are partially correct. - rojoloco (San Diego) 19:16:57 09/04/11 By saying that I am partially correct, you are insinuating - aliaZ 22:13:47 09/05/11 Please stop posting information you don't know for a fact - kuah@splparts.com 15:00:52 09/06/11 wow (n/m) - aliaZ 05:42:15 09/02/11 Re: I'm not a doctor but I feel like something is wrong here. - MaxxAction 07:48:53 09/02/11 Perhaps your defective units can be replaced like the OP's (n/m) - jschrauwen 11:24:05 09/03/11 I assume the car is lowered? How much? - Woody75 (Denver) 08:05:08 09/02/11 Take a look at this... - Jayru 08:43:27 09/02/11 Yes, look here. An extended center section is the solution. - Gordo 93TT Daytona 09:11:20 09/02/11 I used my spl's with the 300* kit so they wouldn't have - na300zx (OH) 09:55:19 09/02/11 Good to know! - Jayru 11:06:18 09/02/11 Not too long. No issues though - na300zx (OH) 22:02:17 09/02/11 Yea. I actually saw that while looking around last - tbarnett 09:14:39 09/02/11 You are correct about their design change. - rojoloco (San Diego) 22:55:58 09/02/11 Those are the older versions...wonder if those max extension - Wright (Ca) 09:32:52 09/02/11 Common sense should be applied for some things though - Woody75 (Denver) 09:40:35 09/02/11 Eh, I agree. But that's a pretty gray area right there. - dogpile 09:49:50 09/02/11 i agree with dogpile (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 14:48:48 09/02/11 And MacDonalds was wrong for not warning about fat content. - rojoloco (San Diego) 22:58:57 09/02/11 not an apples apples comparison - LJZTT 09:36:32 09/03/11 Then the blame still falls on the consumer. - rojoloco (San Diego) 10:51:50 09/03/11 Guess you missed the "I agree" part? - dogpile 16:33:43 09/03/11 I can see your point. (n/m) - rojoloco (San Diego) 17:22:25 09/03/11 those don't look like powertrix to me (n/m) - moxie (SF) 10:32:06 09/02/11 Just got off the phone with Charles at Powertrix. - tbarnett 12:36:47 09/02/11 thats good to hear hes taking care of it. (n/m) - Z32TT-R 14:18:10 09/02/11 Glad to hear. Charles is a great guy with solid products. (n/m) - rojoloco (San Diego) 23:00:21 09/02/11 class act, and this is where some may suggest 300Degree - jzx 17:46:21 09/03/11
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