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Old 07-11-2011, 01:43 PM
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Constantine,
Since you said you wanted to sell your own products I have looked after my customers needs. As always your products are the best but there are a lot of customers who want to do the work themselves on a budget.

If you have the carriers for the stock set up I am all ears and do not want to reinvent the wheel.
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Old 07-11-2011, 01:55 PM
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Hi Roger,

We have sold and continue to sell our products through other vendors. Not including our limited partnership with you on the Super Clamps.

Don't understand stock set up, do you mean the old stock carriers?

We have a bunch those...
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Originally Posted by blown 87
Honestly I would not even consider using anything but the Superbearings, BTDT.
Once you get them in your hand you will understand the difference, they are massive compared to the stock ones.

I have read comments about how long the stock ones last, maybe I am the odd man out here, but I have seen them be bad at around 50,000 miles.
My car have 116,500 miles on it and one of the TT bearing started making some noise last year at around 113,000 miles. I did check the Super Bearings and ,from your comments, it seems to be a great product

But I don't think I will do another 23 years and 100,000 miles on the new bearings .... And that is the reason I look at using the SKF instead. And saving a bit of money ...
Old 07-11-2011, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by oups59
My car have 116,500 miles on it and one of the TT bearing started making some noise last year at around 113,000 miles. I did check the Super Bearings and ,from your comments, it seems to be a great product

But I don't think I will do another 23 years and 100,000 miles on the new bearings .... And that is the reason I look at using the SKF instead. And saving a bit of money ...
It is not just the bearings, it is also what holds them in place.

Use what you want to man, just trying to save you some trouble.

Not sure why I got the roll eyes thing, but carry on.
Old 07-11-2011, 04:35 PM
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The superbearings are considered an upgrade to what is out there and has value to even the next owner of your vehicle and could help in getting a little more $ for your car or sealing the deal when your time with it is up.As I said before if your budget can handle it, it has value. Good luck with whatever road you go down.
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Originally Posted by Constantine
Hi Dan,

Guessing spelling a three syllable first name isn't your cup of tea? :^)

Cheers,
Sorry it was late. I appreicate the work you have done. However the price of the super bearings is more then some of the older cars are worth. If one goes with all the suggested upgrades it quickly get to the point where the upgrades are more than the car is worth.

You can buy bearing for under $25 and rebuild the tube in a couple of hours. Most of the original tubes lasted 100K miles. It is doubtful the owner of a 928 now will not drive it that far overall.

I am currently refreshing the engine well for my 78. Without a timing belt that was done some time ago I will be almost $1000 just in materials and parts. That includes making my own gas lines and second sourcing seals and bearings. Just the gaskets are a couple hundred. So a dollar saved here and there makes it possible to keep the car going.
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I can definately respect where Dan is coming from however having installed the super high quality super bearings and working with constantine on the installation...i don't regret a thing and would do it again in a heartbeat!



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