I spent the afternoon wrestling with them... and I'm less pleased at the moment.
The box had no protection for the exposed rod end threads, and a couple needed some work with a rethreading file. I don't have a die that big (0.790" = 20mm, fine thread). Besides, two of them are left hand thread...
Not only that, the welder made no attempt to protect the female threads in the bar. They are chock-full of fine welding sputter, not to mention paint. Again, I have no thread chaser that big. I'll have to use a pick and spin the bar. Tedious but it works.
Finally, the bellcranks are (I think) made for the standard spring hangers. They are too narrow for my 3" relocated spring boxes. I was able to shim them with 9/16" washers, one on each side (really fun to get them in place from underneath). This isn't a Chinese problem, I know Caltracs come in a different model number for the relocated spring kit (probably for different width!) Anyhow I got both sides on there.
It turns out to be a good thing that I removed the springs totally (made pressing out the bushings and pressing in the aluminum ones much easier). Back in 2013 I'd had Moser narrow the B-body 8-3/4 housing to A-body width and true it up, install a back brace, and put the perches in the stock location. As I took off the left shock plate... the perch fell right off. They had made a decent looking weld with absolutely no penetration into the axle tube! The right side has a large crack too. So I spent some more time removing the housing from the car. Off to the welding shop tomorrow (they DO know how to weld). I sure hope the same moron didn't do the back brace, or worse yet, the ends... :eek:
