Mild 440 break in springs?

Do not use 'new' lifters! According to Mike Jones, aka CamKing, only one company is making FT lifters in the US & they are very expensive. I am not sure if they make Mopar lifters. The rest are 'imported', made of pure crap-anium.

Get some 25+ yr old lifters & have them re-faced; break in properly, no failures. I read on another forum a well known engine builder buys up old lifters whenever he can, for re-facing....