That's really not that expensive. The NOS I bought was 80.00
I made some out of aluminum and stainless and they seemed to be functional and strong enough. The center pin was problematic but I could have solved that. I even thought about tapping threads for a screw in pin rather than a press in pin.
Each price was good, my biggest concern is liability insurance for me in the event the part fails and prevents the steering from turning.
I need to get an LLC and liability insurance.
But that all costs money and with the low volume means I would never break even.
I haven't given up on this but I need a bunch of capitol to create a real business