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  1. 05-19-2008, 10:13 AM #1
    bbreon
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    Default Hardened Front Hubs 88 CRX si

    Called OPM, no longer carry. Anyone know where to source these?
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  2. 05-19-2008, 10:24 AM #2
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    Check with Tom Blaney. He carries.
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  3. 05-19-2008, 11:27 AM #3
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    Contact Cameron at Conover Motor Sports. He's working with a metallurgist who's a subcontractor of some sort to NASCAR teams, to provide a variety of heat-treating improvements for parts. Contact info is at...

    http://www.raceconover.com

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  4. 05-19-2008, 12:08 PM #4
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    Brett:
    how many do you need?
    I have one is stock right now, and can have new ones treated and shipped in a week or so.

    Check the link below for other must have parts
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  5. 05-19-2008, 04:07 PM #5
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    Tom,

    I've been to your site before, wasn't sure if you were still around. I may need two. I had a pretty decent "incident" at VIR last October. Bent both upper A-Arms as well as the RF upright. Have hardened hubs now with about 5 light years on them. I had hardened hubs Magnafluxed last year and replaced the bearings. Trying to decide whether to have them checked again or just to replace with new hubs and bearings.

    Thoughts?
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  6. 05-19-2008, 05:40 PM #6
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    Not because I'm selling the part, but you have two strikes going, more than 3 (4 max) seasons of hard racing is usually my recommendation especially if the tracks have heavy breaking sections, and secondly if your "off" caused that much damage, than the hubs took a lot of stress and that can be a deciding factor. I use OEM hubs to start so the quality of part is higher and the results are consistant. The magnaflux test will show some but not all possible faults, and I think the extra comfort in knowing that the hubs are not going to fail in a hard high speed section is gotta be worth a few tenth's ( ok at least 1).
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  7. 05-19-2008, 11:56 PM #7
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    Tom,

    How soon before you have the other matching side? I need two
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  8. 05-20-2008, 05:22 AM #8
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    Give me a call at 845-987-0001 and we'll get this moving along.
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    Pardon my ignorance, but is hardening of parts allowed in IT?

    I didn't think we could "improve" these kinds of parts.
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  10. 05-20-2008, 01:38 PM #10
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    It's been a while since we had that conversation in this community, and the conservative Rules NERD position kind of got shot down, so I for one have given in...

    ... so "whatever."

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  11. 05-22-2008, 09:07 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Knestis View Post
    Contact Cameron at Conover Motor Sports. He's working with a metallurgist who's a subcontractor of some sort to NASCAR teams, to provide a variety of heat-treating improvements for parts. Contact info is at...

    http://www.raceconover.com

    K
    Another vote for Cameron and CMS. Absolutely top-notch products, pricing, and support!

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  12. 05-22-2008, 09:29 PM #12
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    OPM's hub were not heat treated. They were made from a different material.

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