Bummed out

I looked at the options, and I felt wiseco and k1 were a good deal for off the shelf. A lot of the aftermarket hemi rods are not factory length or factory pin diameter - so keep this in mind when you're shopping. Not a big deal, just means you need to match the rod and piston. BTW- a lot of stroker combo's use 6.125" rods with 2.000 or 2.100 crank journals

Pistons:
Wiseco, Ross, and Diamond I've all heard good things about. I don't know what is off the shelf and what is custom for Ross and Diamond.

Rods:
K1, manley, and scat I have heard good things about. I only have the data on the K1.

Factory Rod:
length - 6.243"
pin diam - (don't remember - someone help me out here?)
Journal - 6.125"

K1 rods:
length - 6.243"
pin diam - .927" (fits with wiseco pistons)
Journal - 6.125" (same as factory)

For me, the ease of buying the rods and pistons straight from Wiseco, knowing that I didn't have to grind the crank journals or anything, that's what made up my mind. I priced things out at campbell enterprises and flatlander racing, but ended up going through a buddy. All were close in price.