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02-01-2009, 01:28 PM

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Hopefully they are as good as OE and the durometer rating of the rubber is correct because the price is certainly good. Many of his products are made in China and repackaged under German names. If people have successfully used them for awhile now what can go wrong, right?

good to know,

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02-01-2009, 03:22 PM

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Not to rain on your parade but I hope the QC is better on these than the crappy short shift kits this vendor sells. Be forewarned, this company is known for selling some pretty bad knock-off products including some really crappy BMW control arms.

Interesting, wish I would have known that when I bought them.

Anyone care to post pictures of their OE caster blocks so we can compare?

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02-01-2009, 04:20 PM

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I might be wrong but I don't think there are any aftermarket 968 style caster blocks. I think everyone gets these from the same manufacturer.

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02-01-2009, 04:33 PM

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looks like you got the link. That's the link I was going to give you. Sorry. I didn't get home as early as I thought last night.

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02-01-2009, 04:43 PM

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looks like you got the link. That's the link I was going to give you. Sorry. I didn't get home as early as I thought last night.

np

your using those ehall?
nothing to say about the quality?

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02-01-2009, 04:45 PM

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I might be wrong but I don't think there are any aftermarket 968 style caster blocks. I think everyone gets these from the same manufacturer.

Not sure about that but the mounts on Paragon and eBay versions look different unless one photo is flipped over. Sure is a big difference in price though.

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02-01-2009, 04:50 PM

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they look the same..

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02-01-2009, 04:52 PM

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That's just the photography. I don't see anything different about them. The pair of castrer blocks that I put on my 86 looked more like the lower pic and I got those from Paragon.
That said, I haven't used the caster blocks from dp. I'll be interested in Keith's report about them.

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02-01-2009, 04:54 PM

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They are the same.

Paragon's pic shows the flat side that mounts to the frame. The eBay pic shows the side where the washers and bolt head go.

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02-01-2009, 05:54 PM

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i think they are the same. I do question the quality because they only have exterior welds and the rubber insert doesn't go completely around but paragons picture shows this as well so these have got to be real. I'll go take a picture of the packaging too.

Ok, this is the website on the packaging...
http://hamburgtechnic.com/

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02-01-2009, 06:46 PM

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The rubber is correct. That's how they look. Looks like a good product.

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02-02-2009, 05:30 PM

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I've been told those are just stock ones and that aftermarket ones have heim joints and are billet

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02-03-2009, 04:37 PM

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I went a head and bought the ones from Paragon about a year ago. With suspension components, I do not go cheap.

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02-03-2009, 07:19 PM

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I've been told those are just stock ones and that aftermarket ones have heim joints and are billet

What do you maen by "aftermarket"?

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02-03-2009, 11:28 PM

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Other than the ones pictured above.

You know how you can get OEM motor mounts and aftermarket motormounts, and they look almost the same?

Well the caster blocks, there are no "aftermarket" caster blocks that look like the OEM ones. The aftermarket ones are all billet monoball racing units.

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