SoCal General Chat

[yert315]

"I can't believe it's not cheese!"

[///digitalme]

what do you guys think of these??

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/pts/4140845625.html

[E30_Pare]

Its all about that fine 'merica cheese

[mcr_driver]

Minus the blue tip fad thing I'd want to see a cut out of the inside to see how well it's built, but looks good so far I suppose for the money.

I imagine mike is more of a mild cheddar kind of guy, or he could be a closet pepperjack man.

[einstein57]

what do you guys think of these??
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...140845625.html

They are $40 shipped on ebay

[///digitalme]

I shall check. I hit a rock on my way home and made a hole on muffler and unwelded my cat. My current muffler is a cheap 40 dollar one I don't want to fix it I rather replace it

[ethrtyiS]

The 42-draft are a better/safer design in my opinion...I just think their R&D dept jumped the gun a bit.

We've seen guys on this forum with issues on the MST/Adaptec ones too. You can't convince me that the wobbly bolt is a better option..

adaptec has been around much longer and they have a much higher reputation with their quality.

I'm going to be testing a new adapter design soon.

don't skimp out on the quality like 42 draft did.

[reelizmpro]

42 draft designs.
First this
Then this
And right now I'm trying to take off another nut but it's not coming off cause the stud is spinning with it lolol. but the stud isn't even coming out either, I feel like it's just spinning in place. Is that even possible?

How long have you been running them? did you install them yourself? torqued to 90 ft lbs? I'm curious as I run the same adapters. The studs in the adapters aren't true studs that you would install in the hub. They don't come out and if they are spinning then you are in deep shit. Probably have to drill it out. I would definitely see what 42DD has to say about all this.

[mkcman17]

adaptec has been around much longer and they have a much higher reputation with their quality.

do they though? i've heard plenty of horror stories with their products as well.

[Ayman]

How long have you been running them? did you install them yourself? torqued to 90 ft lbs? I'm curious as I run the same adapters. The studs in the adapters aren't true studs that you would install in the hub. They don't come out and if they are spinning then you are in deep shit. Probably have to drill it out. I would definitely see what 42DD has to say about all this.

Few months now, and yes 90 lbs. This message was regarding the stud that broke:

hey ayman,

here's john at 42DD's response:

"Ethan,

Thanks for the email and information, the picture gives us an idea of what caused the failure. We have two options here, if he can take off the adaptors and send them to us we can press out the studs he has and press new studs into them. If he is not able to remove them and have us replace them I can send out replacement studs, they would need to be pressed in and out using a fixed frame press. Nothing like a hammer.

Let me know what would work better for him.

-John"

let me know how'd you'd like to proceed.

-ethan

I replied saying that I'd be happy to send my adapter to them but I can't even get the wheel off cause the stud is spinning with the nut.

I'm still waiting to hear back.

[reelizmpro]

Few months now, and yes 90 lbs. This message was regarding the stud that broke:

hey ayman,

here's john at 42DD's response:

"Ethan,

Thanks for the email and information, the picture gives us an idea of what caused the failure. We have two options here, if he can take off the adaptors and send them to us we can press out the studs he has and press new studs into them. If he is not able to remove them and have us replace them I can send out replacement studs, they would need to be pressed in and out using a fixed frame press. Nothing like a hammer.

Let me know what would work better for him.

-John"

let me know how'd you'd like to proceed.

-ethan

I replied saying that I'd be happy to send my adapter to them but I can't even get the wheel off cause the stud is spinning with the nut.

I'm still waiting to hear back.

You didn't use any loctite or anything right?

[ethrtyiS]

do they though? i've heard plenty of horror stories with their products as well.

absolutely. just ask the vw community. they can vouch solidly for them. they've been running them for years without issues.

[mkcman17]

i guess i'm not getting my point across very well here..

[reelizmpro]

Why are you beating around the bush Mike? lol Did u sign a non disclosure waiver with adaptec or something?

[ethrtyiS]

i guess i'm not getting my point across very well here..

i see what you're getting at, but let me ask you how many times you've had issues with 42 design? and did you have any issues with your adaptec?