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Old 11-30-2013, 01:14 PM   #7561
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Big difference. I'll try to lay it all out.
  • We have a Lifetime warranty vs Their 1 year warranty
  • We use a Strange Pro-Iron pumpmkin
  • They use a Strange Street case (Strange doesnt recommend this for over 450 hp)
  • We use a Strange 35 Spline S-Trac
  • They use a smaller 31 and 33 spline TrueTrac or Wavetrac
  • We use a fully fabricated housing with cnc machined bearing blocks and 3/8" thick faceplates. We also use 3/8" thick brackets. We do all of this so that there is no deflection. Very important in an IRS rear.
  • They use a stock stamped housing with the ends cut off and bearing blocks welded to it.
  • All of our 9" kits come standard with huge 35 spline inner stubs.
  • They use smaller 31 or 33 spline stubs.
  • Our kit comes standard with our big 31 spline 1500hp Outlaw axles with our billet cnc machined cv stars. These are the biggest, strongest axles out for the 9" kits. We can even make a 33 and 35 spline version if needed.
  • They use a smaller 30 spline axle with smaller cv stars.
  • We use billet one piece outer stubs.
  • They use an OEM type stub with a built in cv joint.
  • We use big BMR Poly bushings.
  • They use smaller black no name bushings.
  • Ours bolts in with zero cutting, hacking, hammering or grinding.
  • They may have fixed that with their revised design.
  • We make our kit in house
  • They dont

Thats about all I could think of off the top of my head in 60 seconds

Give me a call if you have any questions.

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Old 11-30-2013, 01:25 PM   #7562
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Sorry to be so blunt but what I laid out are the facts. I take great pride in our products and we take great strides in making sure that they are the top of the line..When you have a Lifetime warranty you have to design and make parts that don't break or you go out of business fast.

I look forward to talking to you.

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Old 11-30-2013, 02:26 PM   #7563
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Sorry to be so blunt but what I laid out are the facts. I take great pride in our products and we take great strides in making sure that they are the top of the line..When you have a Lifetime warranty you have to design and make parts that don't break or you go out of business fast.

I look forward to talking to you.

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Old 11-30-2013, 02:27 PM   #7564
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Here ya go Zeke. You're famous or infamous. I forget which.

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Old 11-30-2013, 02:38 PM   #7565
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Old 11-30-2013, 02:49 PM   #7566
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Here ya go. Deep discounts until midnight Sunday.

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Old 11-30-2013, 02:59 PM   #7567
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NOT to start a war here but the fastest IRS car does run DSS.



http://www.driveshaftshop.com/#

Also what Darth Emma used in her build. Just saying.

Choice is good.

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Old 11-30-2013, 03:05 PM   #7568
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Well I dodged a bullet today guys. Crawled underneath my car Today to track down the metallic noise that I hear whenever I hit a bump. Its my left rear sway bar endlink. It has become slightly loose and when I hit a bump the endlink shifts and taps the metal frame. Easy fix, just gotta borrow some tools from advance and tighten it up in their parking lot, lol.
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Old 11-30-2013, 03:28 PM   #7569
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Well I dodged a bullet today guys. Crawled underneath my car Today to track down the metallic noise that I hear whenever I hit a bump. Its my left rear sway bar endlink. It has become slightly loose and when I hit a bump the endlink shifts and taps the metal frame. Easy fix, just gotta borrow some tools from advance and tighten it up in their parking lot, lol.
Good call bud. I had a front one loose also and I went with BMR sways and links. Mo betta
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Old 11-30-2013, 03:32 PM   #7570
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Good call bud. I had a front one loose also and I went with BMR sways and links. Mo betta
Yea I have bmr sways, but stock end links. I kept the stock end links because the only time I take hard turns is on off and on ramps. And I haven't seen someone convince me that there are decently priced end links that don't make a lot of noise.
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Old 11-30-2013, 03:50 PM   #7571
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NOT to start a war here but the fastest IRS car does run DSS.



http://www.driveshaftshop.com/#

Also what Darth Emma used in her build. Just saying.

Choice is good.

T.

Not to argue T but that doesn't mean anything, it's built by IPS and although they are a good shop doesn't mean they are the only ones that could do it. Maybe it's what IPS likes to use, I'm sure she doesn't know the difference lol.
If someone went to Rhino or Lethal with an open check book and they gave Gforce a shot then we'd find out just how good they are.
See what I mean?
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Old 11-30-2013, 03:52 PM   #7572
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Carlyle with IPS and Garrett do make for a badazz team though don't get me wrong, just saying we should keep an open mind. I'm sure marks axles are custom made since he's at about 3k horsepower lol
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Old 11-30-2013, 04:07 PM   #7573
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Not to argue T but that doesn't mean anything, it's built by IPS and although they are a good shop doesn't mean they are the only ones that could do it. Maybe it's what IPS likes to use, I'm sure she doesn't know the difference lol.
If someone went to Rhino or Lethal with an open check book and they gave Gforce a shot then we'd find out just how good they are.
See what I mean?
It's all in how you look at it. I can see both sides. That's when you factor in the warranty. Build it, race it, break it... fix it for free...
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Old 11-30-2013, 04:11 PM   #7574
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Zeke,

Oh I get it, that is why I said I did not want to start a fight. These two were just the first two I could easily come up with. I am sure there are many more customers, me included, who can praise DSS for their quality, CS, etc. I am running their 1000HP Axles and Aluminum DS and these pieces are just another part of my rock solid drivetrain.




Again, options/choices are good.

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