Subject	eh...I don't think so
Posted by	aliaZ on September 03, 2011 at 8:40 AM
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In Reply To	He doesn't carry them anymore as far as I know. posted by rojoloco (San Diego) on September 02, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Message	:It's not a design flaw. It's installation error. Really? The product should perform safely within all reasonable camber settings. If not, it is a flawed design. The cross-sectional area where it broke is very thin. Threads cause natural stress concentrations to form, which can lead to fatigue failure. This will occur no matter how far it is threaded in. The threaded piece that broke is hollow. I think the wall thickness needs to be increased to provide additional strength. I don't remember if the SPL arms that I have are hollow or not, but I can't say that I've ever seen them fail in this manner. I hope Powertrix is set up as an LLC. A failure of this sort could easily result in a costly lawsuit if someone were injured or killed. He should seriously think of a product recall. If you recall, Noltec issued a recall on their Z32 upper control arms due to a design flaw that caused them to break. They employed a bunch of wanna-be engineers that didn't have a clue what they were doing. Oddly, they are out of business now. Did they get sued? Hmmm...
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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